Browsing by Subjects (CINAHL) "Self-Efficacy"
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Breastfeeding self-efficacy in women of African descent
Black women (women of African descent) have the lowest rate and duration of breastfeeding compared to other racial groups. Breastfeeding self-efficacy, defined as a mother's belief that she will be able to organize and ... -
Development and testing of a scale to measure self-efficacy for pelvic muscle exercises in women with urinary incontinence
Previous research has demonstrated that behavioral interventions utilizing pelvic muscles can reduce or eliminate incontinence for many individuals. Active patient participation is a key component for all behavioral ... -
Effect of patient handoff methods on nurse self-efficacy
1. Patients experience multiple transitions in care between nursing providers (handoffs) during hospitalization. Handoffs are opportunities for communication errors to occur. 2. Patient handoffs between the post-anesthesia ... -
Engagement in a cultural competence course and its impact on transcultural competence, transcultural confidence, and transcultural knowledge
(2018-05-09)Problem Statement: In healthcare, practicing cultural competence is expected; however, nurses struggle to fulfill this expectation (Repo et al., 2017). Language barriers and inadequate cultural knowledge often lead to ... -
Factors related to self-care agency and self-care practices of obese adolescents
Identification of factors that influence obese adolescents' health behaviors is necessary if obese adolescents are to benefit from therapeutic interventions. The purpose of this descriptive-correlational study was to ... -
Factors which influence adult African Americans' asthma self-management
(2018-05-07)There are approximately 22.2 million Americans’ who are living with asthma and of those 18.4 million are adults. African Americans’ are more likely to be diagnosed with asthma compared to Caucasians, ... -
HIV task shifting from physicians to nurses in Nigeria: Examining the correlates of nurse self-efficacy and job satisfaction
(2016-10-20)With 3% global health workforce, the African region accounts for 25% of global disease burden and the largest proportion of people living with HIV. Although task sharing between physicians and nurses improved access to ... -
Increasing parental self-efficacy through education to impact child health behavior
(2017-06-01)Childhood obesity is a major public health crisis nationally and internationally (Karnik & Danekar, 2012). The prevalence of childhood obesity has continued to increase causing a rise in several comorbidities at an ... -
The influence of self-esteem and self-silencing on self-efficacy for negotiating safer sex behaviors in urban Bahamian women
The rapidly increasing rate of HIV/AIDS among Bahamian women is daunting for the future of Bahamian society. Despite many concerted efforts, scientists are unable to find a cure for HIV disease and are faced with the ... -
Learned resourcefulness, cognitive processes, and adaptive functioning in depressed adults
Approximately 19 million American adults suffer from depressive illness in given 1-year period. Research has shown that depressed persons have difficulty with performing daily tasks, meeting their own personal care needs, ... -
Nurse educators’ self-efficacy in addressing demonstrated unprofessional student behavior: A phenomenological study
(2017-09-19)Nurse educators must address demonstrated unprofessional student behaviors to graduate a self-aware novice nurse capable of effective professional communication. The study utilized a phenomenological qualitative research ... -
The relationship between health locus of control, perceived self-efficacy, hardiness, and recovery in schizophrenia
Approximately 1 out of 100 persons in the United States will be diagnosed as schizophrenic at some point in their lives. As an illness with onset in late adolescence or early young adulthood, schizophrenia has been described ... -
The relationship of self-efficacy, social support, self-esteem, and hope with sex related health promotion behaviors in HIV-infected and uninfected women
The Sex Related Health Promotion Behaviors Model (SRHPBM), suggesting a positive relationship between self-efficacy, social support, self esteem, hope, and sex related health promotion behaviors, was used in this descriptive ... -
Self efficacy, self reliance, adherence to self care, and glycemic control among Cherokee with type 2 diabetes
Background: Type 2 diabetes is responsible for disability and shortened life span among Native Americans. Adherence to recommendations for diet, exercise and medication is essential to optimizing outcomes. Few studies of ... -
Self-efficacy for childbirth: A qualitative study of pregnant women planning homebirth
The purpose of this research was to identify recurring themes in the lives of pregnant women with self-efficacy for childbirth, and to propose relationships between these recurring themes and the development of self-efficacy ... -
A study of health locus of control, self-efficacy, health promotion behaviors, and environmental factors related to the self-report of the avoidance of environmental tobacco smoke in young adults
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) is a source of preventable diseases. Currently, 3.1 million adolescents smoke cigarettes. Despite the prevalence of smoking in young people and the health consequences of ETS, research has ... -
Traumatic events, social support, and self-efficacy: Correlates of health perceptions among adolescents
The relationship between traumatic events and health perceptions among adolescents is poorly understood. While social support and self-efficacy protect adults from the adverse effects of trauma, the nature of this relationship ... -
Vicarious experience: A source of self-efficacy for birth
Vicarious experiences constitute a source of information regarding self-efficacy for the task of giving birth. What influence does the vicarious experience of witnessing birth have on the childbirth self-efficacy of pregnant ...