Introduction Self-efficacy is associated with management of diseases, psychological well-
being, improved quality of life and rehabilitation adherence. Several instruments related to …

Background Self‐efficacy plays an important role in recovery. There is a need for valid tools
that can assess self‐efficacy in cardiovascular diseases to provide evidence‐based …

Background Psychological factors, such as self-efficacy, are important in understanding the
progress and management of coronary heart disease (CHD), and how patients make …

Background Self-efficacy beliefs have been shown to affect various effective health-
promoting behaviors in patients. Unfortunately, availability of reliable and valid measures of …

Background A person's self-efficacy plays a critical role during the chronic management
process of a health condition. Assessment of self-efficacy for patients with heart diseases is …

Purpose/Objective: Self-efficacy forms key modifiable personal resources influencing illness
management, rehabilitation participation, and their outcomes such as perceived health …

Background Cardiac self-efficacy determines how people feel, think, motivate themselves
and behave with regards to improving their cardiac health subsequently preventing …

Background Measurement of self-efficacy requires carefully developed and validated
instruments. It is currently unclear whether available self-efficacy instruments for chronic …

Heart disease is the top cause of death worldwide. Self-efficacy is one of the fundamental
factors contributing to self-management programs among patients with heart disease …

Self-efficacy is an important psychosocial factor that has been reported in many studies to be
a mediator between health, behavior, and the environment. However, a valid and reliable …