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Self-Care of African Immigrant Adults with Chronic Illness

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  • Onome Henry Osokpo
  • Lisa M. Lewis
  • Uchechukwu Ikeaba
  • Jesse Chittams
  • Frances K. Barg
  • Barbara Riegel

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This cross-sectional study aims to describe the self-care of adult African immigrants in the US with chronic illness and explore the relationship between acculturation and self-care. A total of 88 African immigrants with chronic illness were enrolled. Self-care was measured with the Self Care of Chronic Illness Inventory v3 and the Self-Care Self-Efficacy scale. Scores are standardized 0 to 100 with scores >70 considered adequate. Acculturation was measured using a modified standardized acculturation instrument and predefined acculturation proxies. The self-care scores showed adequate self-care, with the mean scores of 78.6, 77.9, and 75.6 for self-care maintenance, monitoring, and management. Self-care self-efficacy mean score was 81.3. Acculturation was not significantly associated with self-care. Self-care self-efficacy was a strong determinant of self-care maintenance ( p  

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  • Onome Henry Osokpo & Lisa M. Lewis & Uchechukwu Ikeaba & Jesse Chittams & Frances K. Barg & Barbara Riegel, 2022. "Self-Care of African Immigrant Adults with Chronic Illness," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 31(3), pages 413-425, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:31:y:2022:i:3:p:413-425
    DOI: 10.1177/10547738211056168
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