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  • Health literacy among end stage renal disease patients

    Creator:
    Wolfe, RoxiAnn Blanche
    Abstract:
    This research examines the impact of low health literacy among patients with End Stage Renal Disease. The sample included individuals who participated in a health education class (Pre-Renal Education Program) offered at the Samaritan Dialysis Services in Corvallis, Oregon. Data collection techniques included participant observation, individual interviews, evaluation of the...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    1.4 Patient Education

  • Hispanic family diabetes project : a pilot intervention study

    Creator:
    White, Beverly B.
    Abstract:
    Changes in lifestyle over the last century have resulted in a dramatic increase in the incidence of diabetes in the United States (U.S.). Mexican-Americans, the largest Hispanic/Latino subgroup in the U.S., are 1.7x’s as likely to have diabetes as non- Hispanic Whites. Culturally appropriate approaches for treating diabetes in minority...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    insulin resistance. The education program (6-10 weeks; 20-25 hours) was offered in Multnomah (MC) and