Vulnerable populations with diabetes mellitus

Alexandra A García; Sandra Benavides-Vaello

doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2006.07.005

Vulnerable populations with diabetes mellitus

Nurs Clin North Am. 2006 Dec;41(4):605-23, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2006.07.005.

Authors

Alexandra A García¹, Sandra Benavides-Vaello

Affiliation

¹ School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, TX 78701-1499, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 17059977
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2006.07.005

Abstract

This review of the literature on vulnerable populations with diabetes identifies trends, summarizes major findings, and recommends strategies to fill gaps in the state of the science. For the purposes of this article "vulnerable populations" refers to members of diverse racial and ethnic groups, people of low-income, and those who live in rural and medically underserved areas.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Blood Glucose / metabolism
Diabetes Mellitus / ethnology
Diabetes Mellitus / prevention & control*
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Medically Underserved Area
Patient Education as Topic / methods
Poverty
Professional-Patient Relations
Rural Health
Self Care
Social Support
United States / epidemiology
Vulnerable Populations*

Substances

Blood Glucose