Thomas Claudie J
Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA, USA.
J Health Soc Policy. 2002;16(1-2):43-54. doi: 10.1300/j045v16n01_05.
Most African-Americans choose hemodialysis as a treatment regimen when diagnosed with renal failure modality. Some researchers suggest that African-American hemodialysis patients' health-related quality of life enables them to cope with and survive this type of difficult renal therapy better than other racial and ethnic groups. This article examines how the sociocultural and social psychological constructs of religiosity, social support and health locus of control, relate to the health-related quality of life for this population group.
大多数非裔美国人在被诊断为肾衰竭时会选择血液透析作为治疗方案。一些研究人员认为，与其他种族和族裔群体相比，非裔美国血液透析患者的健康相关生活质量使他们能够更好地应对这种艰难的肾脏治疗并存活下来。本文探讨了宗教信仰、社会支持和健康控制点的社会文化及社会心理建构如何与该人群的健康相关生活质量相关联。
