| Title | Gender differences in use of prayer as a self-care strategy for managing symptoms in African Americans living with HIV/AIDS. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2006 |
| Authors | Coleman, Christopher Lance, William L. Holzemer, Lucille Sanzero Eller, Inge Corless, Nancy Reynolds, Kathleen M. Nokes, Jeanne K. Kemppainen, Pam Dole, Kenn Kirksey, Liz Seficik, Patrice Nicholas, and Mary Jane Hamilton |
| Journal | The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 16-23 |
| Date Published | 2006 Jul-Aug |
| ISSN | 1055-3290 |
| Keywords | Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, African Americans, Aged, Anxiety, Attitude to Health, Chi-Square Distribution, Depression, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Fatigue, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Men, Middle Aged, Nausea, Nursing Methodology Research, Questionnaires, Religion, Self Care, Sex Factors, Spirituality, United States, Women |
| Abstract | The objective of this study was to explore the association of gender to use of prayer as a self-care strategy for managing the HIV-related symptoms of fatigue, nausea, depression, and anxiety among African American men and women who are HIV-seropositive. To accomplish this, data were determined using convenience sampling from a sample of 448 African American men and women from the United States who were participants in a national study on self-care symptom management of HIV/AIDS. Chi-square analyses were used to examine the potential relationships between gender and the use of prayer for managing the four symptoms. The mean age of the sample was 42.69 +/- 7.93 years (range, 20-66). Results showed the following gender differences in the use of prayer as a self-care strategy: fatigue-men 46% (n = 62), women 54% (n = 74); nausea-men 52% (n = 33), women 48% (n = 30); depression-men 55% (n = 90), women 45% (n = 73); and anxiety-men 77% (n = 83), women 87% (n = 73). Chi-square analyses determined that significant differences exist between African American men and women in the frequency of the use of prayer for managing HIV-related fatigue (chi(2) = 14.81, 1 df, p = .000), nausea (chi(2) = 4.10, 1 df, p =.043), and depression (chi(2) = 5.21, 1 df, p = .022). There was no gender difference in the use of prayer to manage anxiety. Prayer was reported as a self-care strategy by over 50% of the respondents for three of the four symptoms and was rated highly efficacious. The authors conclude that the African American men and women differed in their selection of prayer as a self-care strategy for managing HIV-related depression, fatigue, and nausea. A higher proportion of women than men used prayer to manage fatigue, and more men than women reported using prayer to manage nausea and depression. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jana.2006.05.005 |
| Alternate Journal | J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care |
