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Adult Children’s Education and their Parents’ Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors in Mexico

De León, Wendy
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1533053274107071

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2018, Master of Gerontological Studies, Miami University, Gerontology.
An estimated 41.1 million adults in Latin America have diabetes, a condition with potentially serious complications. Fortunately, optimal self-care behaviors such as healthy eating can reduce the risk of complications. Diabetes self-care is influenced by many factors. One unexplored factor is the educational level of one’s adult children. Using data from the 2012 Mexican Health and Aging Study, I examined the association between adult children’s education and two diabetes self-care behaviors (following a special diet and blood sugar monitoring) in adults aged 65 years and over. A total of 1,386 older adults reported having diabetes and had data on all study variables. Logistic regression was used to test the association between adult children’s education and diabetes self-care behaviors. Although following a special diet reached only borderline statistical significance, the odds of weekly blood sugar monitoring (OR: 2.41; 95% CI: 1.30, 4.43) were significantly higher among older adults with higher educated children compared to those with less educated adult children. While more research is needed, findings suggest that older Mexican adults with diabetes benefit from having children with higher education.
Sara McLaughlin (Committee Chair)
Katherine Abbott (Committee Member)
Jonathon Vivoda (Committee Member)
18 p.
Gerontology
diabetes, self-care behavior, Mexico, aging, older adults, education, adult children, parental health

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  • De León, W. (2018). Adult Children’s Education and their Parents’ Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors in Mexico [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1533053274107071

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • De León, Wendy. Adult Children’s Education and their Parents’ Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors in Mexico. 2018. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1533053274107071.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • De León, Wendy. "Adult Children’s Education and their Parents’ Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors in Mexico." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1533053274107071

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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