title: African-American women's perceived health status while caring for a relative with end stage renal disease.
abstract: This study describes health status, health status changes, and factors predicting perceived health status of 75 African-American women caring for relatives with end stage renal disease. One-third of participating caregivers rated their health as fair or poor; others reported good health. Increased worry, mood changes, and stress/tension were problematic. Numbers of prescription medications, physician office visits in the past 6 months, and health problems- along with caregiver age and depression total score-explained 31% (p = 0.000) of total variance in perceived health status. This caregiver population would benefit from health promotion interventions.
authors.affiliation: Murray State University, Department of Nursing, Murray, KY, USA. dina.byers@murraystate.edu
authors.forename: Dina J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Byers
authors.forename: Tamara Harris
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Beard
authors.forename: Mona N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Wicks
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000451:nursing*; D001741:Black or African American