Wells Janie R, Anderson Staci T
Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129, USA.
ABNF J. 2011 Winter;22(1):9-12.
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.
这项描述性研究的目的是测量被诊断为终末期肾病（ESRD）的非裔美国人的自我效能感和社会支持信念水平。85名年龄在20至86岁之间的非裔美国人参与了该研究。其中40名是男性，45名是女性。使用一般自我效能量表来确定参与者的总体自我效能水平，并使用个人资源问卷来评估感知到的社会支持。单样本t检验显示，患有终末期肾病的非裔美国人的自我效能感和社会支持水平较高。高水平的自我效能感和社会支持有可能改善健康状况。
