Racial/Ethnic Differences in Illness Perceptions in Minority Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis
- Authors
- Kim, Youngmee; Evangelista, Lorraine S.; Phillips, Linda R.; Pavlish, Carol; Kopple, Joel D.
- Issue Date
- Jan-2012
- Publisher
- JANNETTI PUBLICATIONS, INC
- Keywords
- Maintenance hemodialysis; ethnic differences; racial differences; end stage renal disease
- Citation
- NEPHROLOGY NURSING JOURNAL, v.39, no.1, pp 39 - 48
- Pages
- 10
- Journal Title
- NEPHROLOGY NURSING JOURNAL
- Volume
- 39
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 39
- End Page
- 48
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/20631
- ISSN
- 1526-744X
2163-5390
- Abstract
- This study examined whether racial/ethnic differences in illness perceptions exist among patients on maintenance henzodialysis. 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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