SLIDE 13
- Confidence in one’s ability to execute actions required to
achieve desired outcomes.
- A powerful mediator in self-management of chronic health
conditions*
- Three strategies known to improve self-efficacy:
1) mastery of skills (not just practice), 2) modeling of desired behavior by someone living with the same condition or circumstance, and 3) social reinforcement to encourage improvement beyond current performance.
Importance of self-efficacy
*Lorig K, Ritter P, Stewart A, Sobel D, Brown B, Bandura A, Gonzalez A, Laurent D, Holman H. Chronic Disease Self- Management Program: 2-Year Health Status and Health Care Utilization Outcomes. Medical Care, 2001;39(11):1217-1223. *Lorig K, Sobel D, Stewart A, Brown B, Bandura A, Ritter P, Gonzalez V, Laurent D, Holman H. Evidence Suggesting that a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Can Improve Health Status While Reducing Hospitalization: A Randomized Trial. Medical Care, 1999;37(1):5-14.