The research question that Decoster and Cummings created is the relationship between coping mechanisms and self-assessed diabetic control. They researched if race and gender influence how one copes with the diagnosis of type II diabetes. Decoster and Cummings created this research question because to date, few studies specifically identify coping strategies or analyze the effects of sociocultural factors that shapes a person’s coping process.
The value is to increase the attention of psychosocial coping methods from a social worker, clinician and researcher standpoint. It is important to analyze the coping methods used by adults diagnosed with type II diabetes, and which methods work. This study shows how complex and diverse certain coping
The value is to increase the attention of psychosocial coping methods from a social worker, clinician and researcher standpoint. It is important to analyze the coping methods used by adults diagnosed with type II diabetes, and which methods work. This study shows how complex and diverse certain coping