Material Type  

 학위논문

 

0017162152

Date and Time of Latest Transaction  

20250211151938

ISBN  

9798382774480

DDC  

306

Author  

Vela, Jaime.

Title/Author  

Diabetes Prevention Strategies for the Dine Cultural Learning to Implement Change A Qualitative Study.

Publish Info  

[S.l.] : University of California, Los Angeles., 2024

Publish Info  

Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024

Material Info  

245 p.

General Note  

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-11, Section: B.

General Note  

Advisor: Thornton, Russell.

학위논문주기  

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2024.

Abstracts/Etc  

요약The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore Dine stories as a culturally appropriate educational method in the active implementation of diabetes prevention strategies among Native Americans. Native Americans are 2.3 times more likely than European Americans to be diagnosed with diabetes and die from this disease. In fact, Native people die at a rate that is 200% higher than the U.S. population (Indian Health Service, 2007; Office of Minority Health, 2011). As of 2020 Partners in Health (PIH) has reported that one in three Navajo individuals are diagnosed as diabetic or pre-diabetic. This high rate of disease warrants immediate intervention. A foundational assumption of this study is the critical importance of a culturally appropriate educational method which will inform decision-making about individual and communal health and well-being. This study will build on research about Indigenous education (Battiste, 2013; Brayboy, 2005; Reyhner, 2013; Ritskes & Sium, 2013) and public health (Grace, 2011; Lombard et al., 2012), which demonstrates the value of stories as an effective means of "transformative learning," with the potential to influence behavioral change. The focus of this qualitative study was on the stories of the Dine as a means for positive change in health outcomes for their community. The overarching focus of the study was what we would be able to learn from Dine participants' stories that show us ways in which they have been able to implement diabetes prevention strategies in their own lives. Using a method based on Seidman's (2013) phenomenological interview process, I have given voice to testimonies rooted in traditional Dine values and practices. I learned about the lived experiences of participants related to diabetes, and from their own diagnosis or that of a family member. I also engaged in a form of reciprocal interviewing, in which I shared with participant current effective prevention strategies, such as an improved diet, which is a proven factor in mediating the risk of diabetes (Center for Disease Control, 2011). I then developed narrative profiles for each participant (Seidman, 2013) which present their unique experiences. This approach constituted the first stage of data analysis and also allowed me to ultimately present the data in a form that is a true representation of each participant's stories.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Cultural anthropology.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Native American studies.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Nutrition.

Index Term-Uncontrolled  

Diabetes

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Health

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Navajo

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Prevention

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Storytelling

Added Entry-Corporate Name  

University of California, Los Angeles Anthropology 0063

Host Item Entry  

Dissertations Abstracts International. 85-11B.

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