title: Self-efficacy and social support in African Americans diagnosed with end stage renal disease.
abstract: The purpose of this descriptive study was to measure levels of self-efficacy and social support beliefs in African Americans diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Eighty-five African Americans, age 20 to 86 years old, participated in the study. Forty were males and 45 were females. The General Self-Efficacy Scale was used to determine the overall self-efficacy level of the participants, and the Personal Resource Questionnaire was used to assess perceived social support One sample t-tests revealed that self-efficacy and social support levels were high in African Americans with ESRD. High levels of self-efficacy and social support have the potential to improve health outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129, USA. janie.r.wells@tcu.edu
authors.forename: Janie R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: Staci T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States