Alexandra Azevedo, Jahred Liddie, Jason Liu, Jessica E Schiff, Gary Adamkiewicz, Jaime E Hart
Effects of portable air cleaners and A/C unit fans on classroom concentrations of particulate matter in a non-urban elementary school
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type 2 diabetes mellitus t2dm causes significant morbidity mortality compared nonhispanic whites african americans likely suffer die t2dm study examines associations health literacy illness perception depression working memory executive function selfmanagement among african americans 1865 years t2dm descriptive crosssectional design used data collected research electronic data capture transferred statistical package social sciences software version 26 statistical analysis fiftythree participants met study eligibility criteria health literacy associated depression r 0433 p 003 concerns illness r 0357 p 02 better medication adherence r 0487 p 001 higher levels depression inversely associated medication adherence r 0449 p 002 r 0449 p 003 higher concern illness associated lower medication adherence r 0414 p 005 lower health literacy coupled illness perception depression associated lower selfmanagement behaviors among african americans lead complications t2dm studies needed examine association cognitive factors selfmanagement activities among african americans t2dm limited health literacy associated lower medication adherence among african americans t2dm illness perception significant factor influences selfmanagement t2dm among african americans using screening tools assess health literacy illness perception may address underlying concerns regarding adherence t2dm treatment regimens african americans