The barriers and facilitators to self-managing Type 2 diabetes- 1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
What are the barriers and facilitators to self-managing Type 2 diabetes among community dwelling Bangladeshi adults.
IRAS ID
277419
Contact name
Maria Horne
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Leeds
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 2 months, 6 days
Research summary
The research aims to explore the barriers and facilitators that community dwelling Bangladeshi adults experience when self-managing Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes is a chronic condition which is estimated to affect 1 in 16 individuals (Diabtes.co.uk) with 90% of those with diabetes have been diagnosed to have Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is estimated to be the 5th leading cause of mortality in the world (Diabetes.org 2009) which within the UK contributes to large financial and clinical challenges within both primary and secondary care. Data formulated by diabetes UK (2009) shows that South Asians are 6 times more likely to develop diabetes than the white population, increasing the prevalence of the disease as a whole within the UK. The 2011 Census illustrates that South Asians are the second largest population in the UK at 7.5% of which Bangladeshi’s account for 0.8% (Gov.UK; 2018). The Bangladeshi community whom are part of the South Asian population are at a great risk of developing diabetes. Researcher Bhopal (2012) compares genetics of a South Asian baby and European populations illustrating genes being a contributing factor to the South Asian population. Gujral et al (2013) research highlights South Asians are more insulin resistant than Caucasians increasing their susceptibility to the disease. In addition to this, lifestyle choices such as physical inactivity and smoking, dietary habits which comprise of a large carbohydrate intake, saturated and unsaturated fats which all contribute to the increase risk of diabetes within this population. Individual’s gender can pose a risk of Type 2 diabetes within Bangladeshis due to culture and religion influences (Sohal et al, 2015). This is a large research topic with research extending knowledge for over 10 years. Whilst many studies have been conducted to explore South Asian beliefs around the barriers and facilitators to self-managing their Type 2 diabetes, fewer studies have focussed on community dwelling Bangladeshi adults. Therefore this study aims to explore and understand the barriers and facilitators to self-managing Type 2 diabetes among community dwelling Bangladeshi adults.REC name
HSC REC B
REC reference
20/NI/0023
Date of REC Opinion
6 Feb 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion