title: Self-help care in older African Americans with arthritis.
abstract: Arthritis is the third most common health problem among African Americans and the leading cause of activity limitations. Some of the obstacles facing people who are experiencing health care problems fall disproportionately on older racial and ethnic minority populations. Receiving care, which is perceived as racially and ethnically relevant, is an important factor in overcoming these obstacles. The Arthritis Self-Help Course (ASHC) was successfully used with 150 impoverished African-American elders living in public housing to bolster their confidence in managing their arthritis symptoms.
authors: College of Nursing and Health Professions' Department of Family and Community Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Newman
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology; D001168:Arthritis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011203:Poverty; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011638:Public Housing; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*