Eric Adjei Boakye|Amanda Varble|Rebecca Rojek|Olivia Peavler|Anna K. Trainer|Nosayaba Osazuwa?Peters|Leslie Hinyard
Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Engagement in Diabetes Self-management Education Among People With Diabetes in the United States
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research outside united states shows certain subgroups patients eg older male low socioeconomic status uninsured less likely others report receiving diabetes selfmanagement education dsme however less known dsme uptake united states examined sociodemographic patient behavioral characteristics associated dsme nationally representative samplewe analyzed data 20112013 behavioral risk factor surveillance system 84 179 adults selfidentified receiving diagnosis diabetes constructed weighted multivariate logistic regression models examine associations dsme sociodemographic characteristics age sex raceethnicity marital status education annual household income patient characteristics body mass index regular provider health insurance status health status insulin use selfmanagement behaviors home foot examination home blood glucose testing physical activitymore half n 45 557 537 weighted respondents reported engaging dsme compared nonhispanic white adults nonhispanic black adults likely engage dsme adjusted odds ratio aor 117 95 confidence interval ci 107129 respondents less likely engage dsme male aor 085 95 ci 080091 hispanic aor 081 95 ci 071092 high school graduate college aor 071 95 ci 066078 less high school graduate aor 051 95 ci 045059 annual household income 15 00024 999 aor 081 95 ci 073089 15 000 aor 070 95 ci 062078 health insurance aor 087 95 ci 076098 dsme significantly associated 3 selfmanagement behaviorsincreasing public health interventions aimed educating people diabetes selfmanagement could improve outcomes