Abstract
For the individual with sickle cell disease (SCD), the lifespan is increasing but adults report decreased quality of life (QOL), low self-efficacy, and ineffective coping skills. The care of adult patients with SCD requires a complex multidisciplinary team approach with focus not only on physiological, psychological, and social needs, but also on spiritual needs. Quality of life, spirituality, and self-efficacy have been sparsely and separately studied in individuals with SCD. These three constructs have never been combined in one study in the adult SCD population.
The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the relationships among spirituality, self-efficacy, and QOL in adults with SCD. The specific aims were to: (1) describe the relationships among spirituality, self-efficacy, and QOL in adults with SCD, and (2) explore variation in these relationships based on selected demographic characteristics.
Sigma Membership
Delta Theta
Lead Author Affiliation
The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Sickle Cell Disease, Adults, Quality of Life, Holistic Interventions
Advisor
Carolyn Cason
Second Advisor
Phyllis Adams
Third Advisor
Kathy Bean
Fourth Advisor
Barbara Raudonis
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
The University of Texas at Arlington
Degree Year
2007
Recommended Citation
Adegbola, Maxine A., "The relationship among spirituality, self-efficacy, and quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease" (2023). Dissertations. 612.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/612
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2023-01-09
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3289109; ProQuest document ID: 304708263. The author still retains copyright.