Health behaviors and quality of care among Latinos with diabetes in managed care. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • OBJECTIVES: We evaluated whether ethnicity and language are associated with diabetes care for Latinos in managed care. METHODS: Using data from 4685 individuals in the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) Study, a multicenter study of diabetes care in managed care, we constructed multivariate regression models to compare health behaviors, processes of care, and intermediate outcomes for Whites and English- and Spanish-speaking Latinos. RESULTS: Latinos had lower rates of self-monitoring of blood glucose and worse glycemic control than did Whites, higher rates of foot self-care and dilated-eye examinations, and comparable rates of other processes and intermediate outcomes of care. CONCLUSIONS: Although self-management and quality of care are comparable for Latinos and Whites with diabetes, important ethnic disparities persist in the managed care settings studied.

publication date

  • October 1, 2003

Research

keywords

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
  • Health Behavior
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Managed Care Programs
  • Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
  • Patient Compliance

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC1448036

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0642345352

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.2105/ajph.93.10.1694

PubMed ID

  • 14534224

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 93

issue

  • 10