Chronic diseases such as arthritis, diabetes, and heart disease that cause pain, functional
impairment, social and emotional dysfunction, and premature loss of wage earnings …

Background: Identifying moderators of the effects of self-efficacy enhancing interventions
could facilitate their refinement and more targeted, cost-effective delivery. Current theories …

This pilot study used a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design to examine if participation
in a chronic disease self-management program (CDSMP) improved self-efficacy, self …

Chronic disease, now the most prevalent form of disease in the United States, differs from
acute disease in many ways. One of the most important is the potential for self-management …

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the benefits that people receive from participating in self-
management courses and identify subgroups that benefit most. METHODS: People with a …

Patients with chronic conditions make day-to-day decisions about—self-manage—their
illnesses. This reality introduces a new chronic disease paradigm: the patient-professional …

For both clinical and economic reasons, the increasing number of persons living with
chronic conditions represents a public health issue of growing importance. Emphasizing …

Purpose: Self-efficacy, a cognitive construct implicating one's self-perception about one's
performance ability, has been found to be a significant predictor of psychological well-being …

Purpose To carry out a systematic review of program outcomes used in the evaluation of
group-based self-management interventions aimed at people with arthritis and other chronic …

Objectives Self-efficacy theory, as developed by Bandura, suggests that self-efficacy is an
important predictor of future behavior. The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program was …