The Relationship between Self-efficacy on Health Behavior and Stress Responses in Chronic Disease Patients

Kim WoeSook, Shimada Hironori, Sakano Yuji

doi:10.15064/jjpm.36.6_499

The purposes of this study were to develop the scale of self-efflcacy on health behavior which influences on health promotion in chronic disease patients, and to examine the relationship between self-efficacy on health behavior and psychological stress responses. In study I, items relating to self-efficacy on the prevention of disease and on motivation to promote health were collected. As a result of factor analysis of self-efficacy based on data from 220 normal subjects over the age of 30,it was revealed that the self-efficacy scale on health behavior in chronic disease patients has following two main factors : 'Active coping behavior with disease' and 'Controllability for health.' As results of t-tests between clinical subjects with chronic disease and healthy control, it was revealed that scores of self-efficacy scale on health behavior in the clinical group were significantly higher than ones in the normal group. As results of analyses, 24-item self-efficacy scale of health behavior In chronic disease patients was developed. In study II, the relationship between self-efficacy on health behavior and stress responses was investigated. As a result of analysis, subjects with high self-efficacy showed low scores in subscales in stress responses. Finally, significance of measuring self-efficacy on health behavior, and the applicaction of the selfefficacy scale on health behavior in clinical settings were discussed.

The Relationship between Self-efficacy on Health Behavior and Stress Responses in Chronic Disease Patients

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