conclusions perceived social support is the most important factor that influences health-promoting behaviors. increasing social support by enhancing self-efficacy and decreasing perceived barriers can improve health-promoting behaviors among veterans. background health-promoting behaviors can enhance physical and mental health among individuals with disability, particularly veterans. objectives...

Most of the studies carried out on identification of barriers to knowledge sharing have focused on developing and developed countries. The purpose of this study was to explore the barrier factors inhibiting knowledge sharing in smalland medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in transition economies that have different social, cultural, and economic conditions as compared to other developing and develo...

IN BRIEF The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine providers' perspectives on cultural barriers and facilitators to diabetes self-management (DSM) in Arab Americans to identify factors to enhance DSM education in the Arab-American community. The main barriers to DSM from the providers' perspective were the disease itself and patients' denial or refusal to recognize it, reflecting the...

The Latinx immigrant population in Georgia has hopes of settling a community that provides economic stability for their families, and academic opportunities children. This study explores the journeys five Mexican women, from decisions to leave home country United States. findings are based on qualitative reveals testimonios participants’ navigational challenges crossing borders, Georgia, raisin...

OBJECTIVE To synthesise the scientific evidence concerning barriers to health care access faced by migrants. We sought to critically analyse this evidence with a view to guiding policies. DESIGN A systematic review methodology was used to identify systematic and scoping reviews which quantitatively or qualitatively analysed data from primary studies. The main variables analysed were structura...

OBJECTIVE To identify social and environmental barriers to nutrition therapy for diabetes management during pregnancy among a population of low-income, minority pregnant women. DESIGN Prospective, in-depth, semi-structured interviews performed serially during pregnancy and continued until thematic saturation was reached. SETTING Urban academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS Ten pregnant low...