PMID- 31512909
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20200707
LR  - 20200707
IS  - 1939-0602 (Electronic)
IS  - 1091-7527 (Linking)
VI  - 37
IP  - 3
DP  - 2019 Sep
TI  - Type 2 diabetes as a familial illness: Findings from a focus group study.
PG  - 235-243
LID - 10.1037/fsh0000436 [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a prevalent illness with high 
      societal and personal costs. Whereas there is some systemic research, there are 
      still many pieces yet unknown about T2DM and families. The purpose of the current 
      study is to understand the transgenerational health experiences related to T2DM 
      for both patients and caregivers. METHOD: Focus groups were the primary 
      methodology. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and coded for themes. 
      Participants were recruited via community fliers and e-mail listservs. The 
      primary inclusion criterion was having a (a) family history of T2DM or (b) 
      personal history of T2DM. Participants also needed to be at least 18 years old 
      and be able to read and speak English. RESULTS: In 4 focus groups, 32 people were 
      interviewed. The sample was entirely rural yet reasonably diverse. Five dominant 
      themes emerged from the data: physical health comorbidities, T2DM is a lifestyle 
      illness affecting the whole family, mental health stresses and comorbidities, 
      personal and family relationship with T2DM, and sharing knowledge. DISCUSSION: 
      Participants indicated that their families had been influenced by T2DM and that 
      the illness had both physical and mental health comorbidities-both of which 
      caused considerable stressors. Participants also reported that they valued the 
      sharing of knowledge related to T2DM with each other and people in their lives. 
      Limitations to the study include lack of generalizability because of small sample 
      size and the majority of recruitment being done via technology. Future research 
      should include larger, more diverse samples and quantitative data collection. 
      Implications are also discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all 
      rights reserved).
FAU - Didericksen, Katharine Wickel
AU  - Didericksen KW
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6111-3728
AD  - Department of Human Development and Family Science, College of Health and Human 
      Performance, East Carolina University.
FAU - Das, Bhibha M
AU  - Das BM
AD  - Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina 
      University.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Fam Syst Health
JT  - Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare
JID - 9610836
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*genetics/psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Focus Groups/methods
MH  - Genetic Diseases, Inborn/*psychology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Qualitative Research
EDAT- 2019/09/13 06:00
MHDA- 2020/07/08 06:00
CRDT- 2019/09/13 06:00
PHST- 2019/09/13 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/09/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/07/08 06:00 [medline]
AID - 2019-54245-003 [pii]
AID - 10.1037/fsh0000436 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Fam Syst Health. 2019 Sep;37(3):235-243. doi: 10.1037/fsh0000436.