Psychometric evaluation of a culturally adapted illness perception questionnaire for African Americans with type 2 diabetes

Abstract Background Diabetes is burdensome to African Americans, who are twice as likely to be diagnosed, more likely to develop complications and are at a greater risk for death and disability than non-Hispanic whites. Medication adherence interventions are sometimes ineffective for African America...

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Main Authors: Olayinka O. Shiyanbola, Deepika Rao, Sierra Kuehl, Daniel Bolt, Earlise Ward, Carolyn Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13172-2