The purpose of the current study was to examine whether the effects of social support on physical exercise in older adults depend on individual perceptions of self-efficacy. Three hundred nine older German adults (age 65-85) were assessed at 3 points in time (3 months apart). In hierarchical-regression analyses, support received from friends and exercise self-efficacy were specified as predicto...

the quality of life (qol) has been defined as ‘‘a person’s sense of well-being that stems from satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the areas of life that are important to him/her’’. it is generally accepted that pain intensity and duration have a negative impact on the qol. one specific type of control is “self-efficacy”, or the belief that one has the ability to successfully engage in specifi...

the study of the effect of orem self care model on self efficacy in hemodialysis patients in urmia medical science hospitals during 2011     habibzade h [1] , davarpanah m [2] , khalkhali hr [3]     received: 11 nov , 2011 accepted: 19 jan , 2012     abstract   background & aims : self- efficacy is the belief of a person on his ability in order to succeed in a particular situation. it is essent...

background self-efficacy is an important predicator of coping with stress. objectives this study aimed to determine the psychometric characteristics of the coping self-efficacy (cse) scale among hiv-infected iranian patients. patients and methods psychometric properties of the cse scale were examined by using a cross-sectional study design. one hundred and twenty hiv-infected iranian patients t...

introduction: promoting and maintaining breastfeeding is an important part of the healthcare, nutrition and other social measures required to promote proper growth and development of infants, and a major component of primary healthcare. several factors affect onset and duration of breastfeeding. self-efficacy is one of those factors that can be modified, buthas been less studied. objective:the ...