1. Self-Care of African Immigrant Adults with Chronic Illness.
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Osokpo, Onome Henry, Lewis, Lisa M., Ikeaba, Uchechukwu, Chittams, Jesse, Barg, Frances K., and Riegel, Barbara
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IMMIGRANTS , *AFRICANS , *STATISTICAL power analysis , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *CHRONIC diseases , *ACCULTURATION , *CROSS-sectional method , *RESEARCH methodology , *INTERVIEWING , *REGRESSION analysis , *SELF-efficacy , *INCOME , *RESEARCH funding , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *JUDGMENT sampling , *STATISTICAL sampling , *HEALTH self-care , *ADULTS - Abstract
This cross-sectional study aims to describe the self-care of adult African immigrants in the US with chronic illness and explore the relationship between acculturation and self-care. A total of 88 African immigrants with chronic illness were enrolled. Self-care was measured with the Self Care of Chronic Illness Inventory v3 and the Self-Care Self-Efficacy scale. Scores are standardized 0 to 100 with scores >70 considered adequate. Acculturation was measured using a modified standardized acculturation instrument and predefined acculturation proxies. The self-care scores showed adequate self-care, with the mean scores of 78.6, 77.9, and 75.6 for self-care maintenance, monitoring, and management. Self-care self-efficacy mean score was 81.3. Acculturation was not significantly associated with self-care. Self-care self-efficacy was a strong determinant of self-care maintenance (p < .0001), monitoring (p < .0001), and management (p < .0001). The perception of inadequate income was a significant determinant of poor self-care management (p = .03). Self-care self-efficacy and perceived income adequacy were better determinants of self-care than acculturation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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