Experiences of Filipino Americans with Type 2 Diabetes during COVID-19: A Qualitative Study.
Dante Anthony Tolentino, Rey Paolo Ernesto Roca, Joey Yang and 2 others
PMID 36945181WHAT IT FOUND
Filipino Americans with type 2 diabetes described pandemic stress, loneliness and work changes affecting self-management, while family support, telehealth, home cooking and virtual exercise helped many cope.
Many reported little change in diabetes routines.
Key findings
01Pandemic work changes and other stressors magnified the complexity of type 2 diabetes self-management.
02Participants used family support, telehealth and virtual activity to adapt their self-management routines.
03Many said their self-management stayed the same, while some reported burnout.
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What it does not show
The sample was small and recruited through social media, so the themes may not represent all Filipino Americans with type 2 diabetes. Interviews were conducted in English and online, which may have limited expression and nonverbal context. The study captured the early pandemic only, so experiences may have differed later. It is a qualitative study of perceptions and self-reported behaviours, so it cannot show whether any coping strategy improved diabetes outcomes. Many participants were highly educated, insured and had no recent hospitalizations, so findings may not apply to patients with more severe disease or less access.
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The easy way to misread this
Do not read the reported coping strategies as evidence that they improved diabetes control. This was a qualitative interview study of 19 people, so it describes experiences and perceptions, not treatment effects or outcomes.