Abstract
This study examined whether racial/ethnic differences in illness perceptions exist among patients on maintenance hemodialysis. One hundred sixty-one patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (20% African Americans, 44% Hispanics, 9% Filipinos, and 27% Koreans) completed the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire. Korean participants had higher emotional disturbance than their counterparts, whereas African-American participants had higher negative perceptions of personal intervention or medical treatment controlling their disease. This study indicates that patients from different racial/ethnic backgrounds undergoing maintenance hemodialysis may perceive their disease differently. This phenomenon could affect clinical outcomes and may require different therapeutic approaches.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Journal | Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Racial/ethnic differences in illness, perceptions in minority patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. / Kim, Youngmee; Evangelista, Lorraine; Phillips, Linda R.; Pavlish, Carol; Kopple, Joel D.
In: Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association, Vol. 39, No. 1, 01.01.2012.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Kim, Youngmee
AU - Evangelista, Lorraine
AU - Phillips, Linda R.
AU - Pavlish, Carol
AU - Kopple, Joel D.
PY - 2012/1/1
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N2 - This study examined whether racial/ethnic differences in illness perceptions exist among patients on maintenance hemodialysis. One hundred sixty-one patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (20% African Americans, 44% Hispanics, 9% Filipinos, and 27% Koreans) completed the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire. Korean participants had higher emotional disturbance than their counterparts, whereas African-American participants had higher negative perceptions of personal intervention or medical treatment controlling their disease. This study indicates that patients from different racial/ethnic backgrounds undergoing maintenance hemodialysis may perceive their disease differently. This phenomenon could affect clinical outcomes and may require different therapeutic approaches.
AB - This study examined whether racial/ethnic differences in illness perceptions exist among patients on maintenance hemodialysis. One hundred sixty-one patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (20% African Americans, 44% Hispanics, 9% Filipinos, and 27% Koreans) completed the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire. Korean participants had higher emotional disturbance than their counterparts, whereas African-American participants had higher negative perceptions of personal intervention or medical treatment controlling their disease. This study indicates that patients from different racial/ethnic backgrounds undergoing maintenance hemodialysis may perceive their disease differently. This phenomenon could affect clinical outcomes and may require different therapeutic approaches.
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