TY - JOUR
AU1 - Maeda, Uta
AU2 - Shen, Biing-Jiun
AU3 - Schwarz, Ernst
AU4 - Farrell, Kristen
AU5 - Mallon, Stephen
AB - Int.J. Behav. Med. (2013) 20:88–96 DOI 10.1007/s12529-011-9215-0 Self-Efficacy Mediates the Associations of Social Support and Depression with Treatment Adherence in Heart Failure Patients Uta Maeda & Biing-Jiun Shen & Ernst R. Schwarz & Kristen A. Farrell & Stephen Mallon Published online: 3 January 2012 International Society of Behavioral Medicine 2011 Abstract Conclusion Self-efficacy explains the influence of social Background Nonadherence to treatment recommendations is support and depression on treatment adherence and a leading preventable cause of rehospitalization and premature may be a key target for interventions to improve disease mortality in chronic heart failure (HF) patients. management and self-care behaviors in HF patients. Purpose This study examined whether self-efficacy . . . mediates the contributions of social support and depression Keywords Heart failure Social support Depression to treatment adherence. Self-efficacy Adherence Methods A sample of 252 HF outpatients with a mean age of 54 years completed self-report questionnaires assessing depression, perceived social support, self-efficacy, and Introduction treatment adherence. Results Self-efficacy mediated the associations of social Chronic heart failure (HF) is the fastest growing cardiac support and depression with treatment adherence after disease in the USA, affecting over five million Americans adjusting for demographic (age, gender, marital status, today and 
TI - Self-Efficacy Mediates the Associations of Social Support and Depression with Treatment Adherence in Heart Failure Patients
JF - International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
DO - 10.1007/s12529-011-9215-0
DA - 2012-01-03
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/self-efficacy-mediates-the-associations-of-social-support-and-pGakkuS6Pw
SP - 88
EP - 96
VL - 20
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -