title: Discovering the literature on Aboriginal diabetes in Canada: a focus on holistic methodologies.
abstract: Promoting culturally competent care for diabetes is critical to addressing the health inequities of indigenous peoples. Based on a review of studies published between 1995 and 2007, the author presents a descriptive analysis of Aboriginal diabetes knowledge guiding the involvement of advanced practice nurses in programs of care. While the literature review is not systematic, it is sufficiently comprehensive to provide a theoretical backdrop to Aboriginal diabetes programs of practice and research. In terms of a particular area of Aboriginal diabetes literature, it also provides a snapshot of community-based diabetes research focused on holistic methodologies historically used in the Canadian context. The Aboriginal diabetes literature is found to be a source of rich information. Analysis of holistic methodologies, however, reveals underdevelopment of research and limited use of key holistic guidelines for Aboriginal policy research.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. sylvia.barton@ualberta.ca
authors.forename: Sylvia S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Barton
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D018672:Community Health Planning; D054521:Cultural Competency; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000451:nursing; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012107:Research Design; D016746:Transcultural Nursing