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Self‐efficacy beliefs and levels of anxiety in advanced cancer patients

Self‐efficacy beliefs and levels of anxiety in advanced cancer patients MYSTAKIDOU K., TSILIKA E., PARPA E., GOGOU P., THEODORAKIS P. & VLAHOS L. (2010) European Journal of Cancer Care19, 205–211 Self‐efficacy beliefs and levels of anxiety in advanced cancer patients The aims of this study were to investigate the self‐efficacy and anxiety in advanced cancer patients in a palliative care unit. The subject is some 99 advanced cancer patients, treated for pain relief and cancer‐related symptoms. Patients completed the General Perceived Self‐Efficacy Scale (GSE) and the Spielberger's State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group was used to measure patients' performance status. Statistically significant associations were found between GSE, patients' gender, performance status, opioids and all the STAI scales. The multiple regression analysis revealed that self‐efficacy was predicted by patients' age, performance status, gender, as well as by their high levels on two STAI scales, in a model explaining 39.7% of the total variance. In advanced cancer patients, self‐efficacy is significantly correlated with levels of anxiety, patients' physical condition and demographic characteristics. Also, it seems to be influenced by components of the STAI, patients' age, physical performance and gender. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Cancer Care Wiley

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Wiley
Copyright
© 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
ISSN
0961-5423
eISSN
1365-2354
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.01039.x
pmid
19659666
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Abstract

MYSTAKIDOU K., TSILIKA E., PARPA E., GOGOU P., THEODORAKIS P. & VLAHOS L. (2010) European Journal of Cancer Care19, 205–211 Self‐efficacy beliefs and levels of anxiety in advanced cancer patients The aims of this study were to investigate the self‐efficacy and anxiety in advanced cancer patients in a palliative care unit. The subject is some 99 advanced cancer patients, treated for pain relief and cancer‐related symptoms. Patients completed the General Perceived Self‐Efficacy Scale (GSE) and the Spielberger's State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group was used to measure patients' performance status. Statistically significant associations were found between GSE, patients' gender, performance status, opioids and all the STAI scales. The multiple regression analysis revealed that self‐efficacy was predicted by patients' age, performance status, gender, as well as by their high levels on two STAI scales, in a model explaining 39.7% of the total variance. In advanced cancer patients, self‐efficacy is significantly correlated with levels of anxiety, patients' physical condition and demographic characteristics. Also, it seems to be influenced by components of the STAI, patients' age, physical performance and gender.

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European Journal of Cancer CareWiley

Published: Mar 1, 2010

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