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Self-care of African immigrant adults with chronic illness
Osokpo, Onome Lewis, Lisa M. Ikeaba, Uchechukwu Chittams, Jesse Barg, Frances K. Riegel, Barbara
Osokpo, Onome
Lewis, Lisa M.
Ikeaba, Uchechukwu
Chittams, Jesse
Barg, Frances K.
Riegel, Barbara
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.
Keywords
acculturation, African immigrants, chronic illness, self-care, self-efficacy
Date
2022
Type
Journal article
Journal
Clinical Nursing Research
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Volume
31
Issue
3
Page Range
413-425
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Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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