Abstract

Poor long-term kidney transplant outcomes are a significant problem in the U.S. Interventions must focus on preserving allograft function by managing modifiable risk factors. An instrument capable of identifying problems with post-kidney transplant self-management behaviors may enable the design and testing of self-management interventions. This study's purpose was to test the psychometric properties of the new Kidney Transplant Self-Management Scale (KT-SM). The Zimmerman framework adapted for kidney transplant self-management guided the cross-sectional study.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10929227; ProQuest document ID: 2108496045. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Shu-Yu Chung, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Alpha

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Kidney Transplants, Patient Activation, Self-Efficacy, Poor Long-Term Transplant Outcomes, Managing Modifiable Risk Factors, Allograft Function

Advisor

Eileen Hacker

Second Advisor

Josette Jones

Third Advisor

Susan Rawl

Fourth Advisor

Rebecca Ellis

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Indiana University

Degree Year

2018

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-03-24

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