Self-efficacy and relevant influencing factors for cardiac disease patients when discharged

Abstract

Objective To investigate the status of self-efficacy in cardiac disease patients when discharged, and to explore the influencing factors. Methods A total of 403 patients were selected from Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery Department in a three-A hospital during March to August in 2013. The chronic disease self-efficacy scale and the basic information questionnaire of cardiac disease patients (self-designed) were administered to these patients when discharged. Differences of self-efficacy between medical and surgical patients were compared, and the influencing factors were analyzed. Results The average score of self-efficacy for these patients was (6.63±1.90), which belonged to the medium level. There was a significant difference between medical and surgical patients in self-efficacy (7.27±1.83 vs 6.01±1.75; t=-7.080, P<0.01). Univariate analysis showed that the influencing factors of self-efficacy in patients including age, education background, heart function level, and the number of hospital admissions and length of hospital stay. Conclusions The self-efficacy in cardiac disease patients is in the medium level, and the self-efficacy of surgical patient is lower than that in the medical patients. Key words: Cardiac disease patients; Self-efficacy; Influencing factors