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Spousal Support and Diabetes Management: the Role of Gender and Religion

One in four adults over the age of 60 suffers from diabetes. Around 85%-90% of individuals who have diabetes suffer from Type II diabetes. The prevalence of individuals with diabetes is expected to increase. This paper addresses the influence spousal support, friend support, and religion all have on diabetes mellitus. Gender difference in relation to spousal support benefits has also received limited attention. The limited amount of studies that have examined gender differences in relation to spousal support and diabetes management indicate that diabetic men benefit the most from spousal support due to their wives active involvement in meal preparation and grocery shopping. The results showed that neither spousal support nor religious salience was significantly related to diabetes management. There were observed gender differences in religious salience (males = 4.84, females = 5.36, p < .001) and positive spousal support (males = 3.19, females = 3.02, p <.001), but none of the major hypotheses were supported.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc149589
Date08 1900
CreatorsEstevez, Rosemary
ContributorsGuarnaccia, Charles A., Boals, Adriel, 1973-, Kelly, Kim
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Estevez, Rosemary, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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