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Self‐efficacy and its influence on recovery of patients with stroke: a systematic review
Author(s) -
Korpershoek Corrie,
van der Bijl Jaap,
Hafsteinsdóttir Thóra B.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05659.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , self efficacy , medicine , medline , quality of life (healthcare) , stroke (engine) , systematic review , activities of daily living , physical therapy , psychology , nursing , psychotherapist , mechanical engineering , political science , law , engineering
korpershoek c., van der bijl j. & hafsteinsdóttir t.b. (2011) Self‐efficacy and its influence on recovery of patients with stroke: a systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing 67 (9), 1876–1894. Abstract Aims. To provide an overview of the literature focusing on the influence of self‐efficacy and self‐efficacy enhancing interventions on mobility, activities of daily living, depression and quality of life of patients with stroke. Background. There is growing evidence for the importance of self‐efficacy in the care of people with enduring illness. Therefore, it is important to describe the association of self‐efficacy and patient outcomes and the evidence for the effects of self‐efficacy interventions for stroke patients. Data sources. Studies were retrieved from a systematic search of published studies over the period of 1996–2009, indexed in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Medline, Psychinfo and Embase and focusing on stroke, the influence of self‐efficacy and self‐efficacy enhancing interventions. Methods. A systematic review was carried out. Studies were critically appraised and important characteristics and outcomes were extracted and summarized. Results. Seventeen articles were included in the review. Self‐efficacy was positively associated with mobility, activities of daily living and quality of life and negatively associated with depression. Four self‐efficacy interventions were identified. The evidence for the effects of these interventions was inconclusive. Conclusions. Patients with high self‐efficacy are functioning better in daily activities than patients with low self‐efficacy. The evidence concerning the determinants influencing self‐efficacy and the self‐efficacy interventions makes clear how nurses can develop and tailor self‐efficacy interventions for the clinical practice of people with stroke. Therefore, it is necessary to further emphasize the role of self‐efficacy in the care for stroke patients in the nursing curriculum.