Abstract

There are approximately 22.2 million Americans' who are living with asthma and of those 18.4 million are adults. African Americans' are more likely to be diagnosed with asthma compared to Caucasians, and experience more asthma attacks. In this study, the Social Cognitive Theory was used to examine the relationships among personal characteristics, environmental factors, asthma self-efficacy, self-management behaviors, and quality of life (QOL) in African American adults with asthma.
A correlational design was used.

Author Details

James Daniel Holland, PhD

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Outcomes Research

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Asthma Care, African Americans

Advisor

Patricia C. Clark

Second Advisor

Shih-Yu Lee

Third Advisor

Lynda T. Goodfellow

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Georgia State University

Degree Year

2014

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2018-05-07

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