Objective It has been increasingly recognized in various clinical areas that self-efficacy
promotes the level of competence in patients. The validity, applicability and potential …

Objective: The objective of the current investigation was to explore performance-based
predictors of decline in the performance quality of everyday tasks as a first step for early …

Background. The relationships of fear of falling and fall-related efficacy with measures of
basic and instrumental activities of daily living (ADL-IADL) and physical and social …

Objectives Prevention and support for Tojikomori has been a focus of recent regional
preventive efforts in reducing the need for nursing care in the elderly, requiring indicators for …

Objectives. The aim of this study was to describe and contrast perceptions of self-
management among socioeconomically vulnerable and nonvulnerable older adults …

Objectives The purpose of the current study was to examine the longitudinal relationship
between 2 central concepts in the study of subjective well-being in old age—self-perception …

Abstract Background and Purpose: This study examines the underlying factor structure of the
Self-Efficacy for Functional Abilities (SEFA) scale among older adults in long-term care …

Aim Previous research on psychological autonomy has focused on self‐reliance. However,
given that ageing is inevitable, acceptance of ageing might be a more stable factor that …

Perceived autonomy refers to perceived personal self-governance, or rather that a person
feels free from external constraint to determine his or her own actions and behaviors. This …

Objectives: This study examines howage patterns in health control, self-efficacy, and self-
esteem are influenced by age-correlated social status, health, personality, and social …