@article{THESIS,
      recid = {2500},
      author = {Tcheng, Emily},
      title = {“Diabetes is not a poor person’s ailment”:  How  Individuals on the South Side of Chicago Negotiate the  Diabetes Care Experience},
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {B.A.},
      address = {2019-06},
      number = {THESIS},
      abstract = {In this study, I leverage the sociological research on  cultural health capital (Shim 2010) and social networks  (Small 2006) to elucidate the mechanisms impacting how  individuals with diabetes deal with their illness and  navigate access to additional diabetes care resources.  Drawing from ethnographic data collected during fieldwork  examining diabetes healthcare resources and interviews with  individuals living with diabetes on the South Side of  Chicago, I examine how access to quality healthcare  interacts with the daily lives and illness experiences of  individuals with diabetes. Qualitative methods allow me to  delve deeply into the individual experiences of respondents  and identify the mechanisms by which diabetes care is  negotiated. I argue that it is important to consider  fundamental causes of health inequality beyond  socioeconomic status, as I reveal how access to reliable  and high-quality healthcare plays a fundamental role in  health outcomes by impacting individuals’ ability to seek  and access quality care and resources through multiple  mechanisms. I specifically examine these mechanisms, as I  show how access to healthcare and continuity of care  influences healthcare outcomes through insurance status,  trust in the doctor-patient relationship, sustainable  medication and management routines, and access to  healthcare information networks. Ultimately, I argue that  access to health insurance is fundamental, structuring  individuals’ ability to develop and maintain continuous  medical care and strong relationships with their doctors,  impacting individuals’ access to important medications and  healthcare resources, ability to manage their illnesses,  and overall health. },
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/2500},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.2500},
}