Background & Aims: Stoma surgery is one of the events that strongly influences individual life and causes major changes in life style . Self-efficacy as a personal coping resource can facilitate adaptation with these changes . So the aim of this study was to assess self-efficacy and the related factors in ostomates.   Material & Methods: It was a cross-sectional study. Eighty four patients wi...

Introduction:Elderly people encounter with multiple disabilities, stress, anxiety and challenges, which effect on their quality of life. Self-efficacy may encourage them to improve self-care activities, challenges, life satisfaction and quality of their life. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate general self-efficacy and the related factors among elderly in residential home ...

Background and Objective: One of the important factors in choosing vaginal delivery in pregnant women is self-efficacy of childbirth. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of increasing the self-efficacy of childbirth in the way of the reality therapy on the choice of vaginal delivery in pregnant women.   Materials and Methods: The research method was semi-experimental with ...

   Hemodialysis as one of the most popular treatments of chronic renal failure develops lots of alterations in patients life style and life behavior. The patients’ social and psychological performances is mainly under the control of these alterations. Enhancement of the quality of life can be approached easily by promoting self efficacy, So, to develope self confidance in patients which is the ...

Introduction: Nowadays, readiness for self-directedness and self-efficacy is considered as a motivating factor in student learning. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of reverse-class teaching on self-efficacy and self-directed learning of students at Payam-e-Noor Delfan University in English. Methods: The semi-experimental method, in which 30 students of Punjab-e-Noor Delf...

Background & Aims: Breast milk is the best food for all neonates. Self-efficacy includes the belief and confidence of the individual in his ability to perform health behaviors, including exclusive successful breastfeeding. Self-efficacy in breastfeeding is vital for breastfeeding continuation. In addition, self-efficacy is an important variable in predicting the duration of breastfeeding, as we...

Background: Patients with sickle cell disease suffer from various complications during their lifetime and have to adapt themselves to this chronic disease through promoting their self-management and preventing complications of the disease. Chronic disease self-management programs are a combination of strategies that increase self-efficacy and promote self-management behaviors. The present study...