title: Current approaches to support the psychosocial care of African American adults with diabetes: a brief review.
abstract: African Americans are disproportionately affected by Type 2 diabetes and experience significantly higher age-adjusted prevalence of the disease. Psychosocial support, material resources, and education can have a significant impact on successful diabetes management, particularly among populations with diabetes-related psychological distress such as African Americans. This brief review of the literature identifies and synthesizes current evidence on faith-based, community-based, empowerment-based, strength-based, and culturally competent strategies that may be particularly relevant for social work practitioners supporting African American adults at risk for or diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Discussion focuses on multiple influences on the self-determination of clients working to manage their condition.
authors.affiliation: a School of Social Work, Wayne State University , Detroit , Michigan , USA.
authors.forename: Jamie Ann
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Jaclynn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hawkins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology
keywords: African American; Diabetes; social work