Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Diabetes Self-Management on Buffalo’s West Side
Friday, February 17, 2012 • 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
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Dr. Kahn will present with Robert Taylor, MD Candidate 2013, UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and Alexandra M. Danakas, BA/BS.
Racial and ethnic minority groups, especially those living in poverty, are disproportionately affected by the prevalence and burden of diabetes. Little is known about how diabetes affects the increasing numbers of refugees diagnosed while living in the United States. This qualitative research study explores the perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs that inform how people of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds live with diabetes on the West Side of Buffalo New York: a high poverty community in the third poorest city in the country. We undertook semi-structured interviews with a diverse sample of 34 patients recruited from Jericho Road Family Practice (JRFM) on Buffalo’s West Side. JRFM is a faith-based clinical organization that provides direct primary care services to a diverse population that includes a large number of resettled refugees from over 70 countries. Qualitative analysis was undertaken to identify major themes, which will be highlighted in this presentation.
This study was funded by a 2010-11 Civic Engagement Research Fellowship awarded to Dr. Linda Kahn.
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