2024/05/09 by Hillary Nicole Peregrina, Maria L. G. Bayog, Adam Pagdilao +3 · 3 citations
Medicine · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Chinese americans #Chronic Disease Management Strategies #Developmental psychology #Diabetes Management and Education #Diabetes mellitus #Family support #Geography #Gerontology #Immigration #Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving #Medicine #Psychology #Qualitative research #Social psychology #Social support #Sociology #Thematic analysis #Type 2 diabetes
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s10823-024-09505-w
published in Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 39(2), 151-172 (Springer Science+Business Media)
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Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) among older Asian American immigrants (AA) is a growing concern. Asian Americans represent 9% of diagnosed diabetes. Very little is known on how older Asian American immigrants with T2D navigate diabetes management, in particular the role of family support. This qualitative study examines Chinese and Filipino Americans, the two largest Asian subgroups in the US (4.2 million, and 3.6 million, respectively), and family support dynamics among adult children and their parents diagnosed with T2D. Ten dyads (n = 20) made up of adult children and aging parents participated in in-depth and dyadic interviews. Results indicate that family support occurs in a trajectory of stages. The following thematic patterns emerged in these dyads around support: independence, transitions, partnership, and stepping in. The findings point to various supportive stages that Asian American adult children and aging parents with T2D experience and the importance of developing supportive interventions for both adult children and aging parents at these various stages.