title: Physical activity, depressive symptoms, and social support among African-American women with type 2 diabetes.
abstract: This descriptive-correlational study examined the associations among physical activity, depressive symptoms, and perceived social support in 45 middle-aged and older African-American women with type 2 diabetes receiving care in 1 of 3 community-based primary care centres in the southeastern United States. Of the participants, 82% reported weekly physical activity and 88% reported a high degree of social support.The prevalence of depressive symptoms was also high in the sample (n = 15; 30%), and depressive symptoms were associated with younger age and less social support. Further investigation of physical activity characteristics, depressive symptoms, and social support in African-American women with type 2 diabetes is warranted.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Janice C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Collins-McNeil
authors.forename: Ezra C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Holston
authors.forename: Christopher L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benbow
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ford
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D001741:Black or African American