%0 Journal Article
%T If You Dont Put it in Your Mind, then it Dont Matter: A Phenomenological Study of Coping Self-Efficacy in African American Women Diagnosed with Lupus | Insight Medical Publishing
%A Faith Trevor D
%A Singleton Tyler M
%A Williams Edith M
%A Wooten Nikki
%J NLM ID:
%D 2018
%R 10.21767/2049-5471.1000167
%X Lupus is a chronic debilitating rheumatic autoimmune disease that disproportionately affects African American women. A phenomenological approach was used to conduct confidential semi-structured qualitative interviews to explore ¡°lived experiences¡± of coping and self-efficacy among 10 African American women diagnosed with lupus. Six major themes identified included self-awareness, religion and spirituality, a sense of connectedness, stigma, empowerment, and peer perceptions. These themes highlighted human agency and coping self-efficacy exhibited by African American women that facilitate chronic disease management and self-care. Perceptions of coping self-efficacy varied and the women¡¯s ¡°use of self¡± was instrumental to their individualized way of coping with their lupus diagnosis. Study findings increase cultural awareness, understanding, and potentially empathy from providers, employers/colleagues, and family members about African American women¡¯s experiences of living with lupus.
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