Self-Efficacy and Health Behavior Among Older Adults

1993 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Grembowski ◽  
Donald Patrick ◽  
Paula Diehr ◽  
Mary Durham ◽  
Shirley Beresford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Self Efficacy

scholarly journals Self-Efficacy of Exercise in Older Adults with Diabetes: A Concept Analysis

Jurnal NERS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Somsak Thojampa ◽  
Chawapon Sarnkhaowkhom ◽  
Sirikanok Khankhajhon ◽  
Roongtiva Boonpracom ◽  
Amaraporn Puraya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Concept Analysis ◽  
Clinical Usefulness ◽  
Behavior Changes ◽  
Thai People ◽  
Health Behavior Changes

Introduction: Self-efficacy is defined as a person’s own judgment of their capabilities to perform a specific activity to attain a particular outcome. The concept of self-efficacy of exercise in older adults with diabetes may still be unclear, so it is essential to elucidate its meaning for better understanding in this concept. This paper aims to explore the meaning of self-efficacy with regard to exercise in older adults with diabetes.Methods: Using the Walker and Avant concept analysis, it discusses cases showing diabetic Thai people and how they manage their health behavior changes, such as with exercise.Results: Analysis of the concept of self-efficacy in terms of its defining attributes, antecedents, consequences, and empirical referents provides information related to clinical usefulness. It helps healthcare professionals communicate the same notion when discussing self-efficacy and can distinguish this concept from other related concepts.Conclusion: Analysis of the concept of self-efficacy provides information related to exercise in older adults and can assist healthcare professionals in communicating the same notion when discussing the concept. 

scholarly journals Defining the Construct of Health Behavior Maintenance

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 827-827
Author(s):  
Mina Raj ◽  
Janet Bettger ◽  
Susan Hughes ◽  
Jaime Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Cognitive Components ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Behavior Maintenance

Abstract Prior research on health behavior maintenance has proposed several key constructs that distinguish this concept from initiation. Initiation is thought to depend upon action self-efficacy, goal setting, and outcome expectations. Maintenance, on the other hand, depends upon self-regulation, relapse prevention, recovery self-efficacy, and satisfaction with original outcome expectations. Although much prior research has focused on cognitive components of maintenance, there has been little attention to how higher-order cognitive processing and decision-making may be challenging for some older adults. This presentation will discuss a proposed conceptual model of health behavior maintenance, specifically as this construct applies to older adults. Special consideration will be given to how both normative and non-normative age-related changes (e.g., physical, cognitive, psychosocial) impact maintenance and how such changes might influence older adults’ goals and outcome expectations. Finally, individual-level maintenance will be discussed within a larger context of program sustainability at community and population levels.

Improving Older Adults' Computer Attitudes and Self-Efficacy

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Lagana ◽  
Michelle Maciel ◽  
Maria Bratly ◽  
Judy Urquidi ◽  
Luciana Esposito
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Computer Attitudes

Self-Efficacy and Gender on Cognitive Performances in Older Adults

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliet Acolatse ◽  
Olga Rosito ◽  
Rowena G. Gomez
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Older Adults’ Adherence to Technology-Based Intervention: The Role of Messaging and Individual Differences

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 555-555
Author(s):  
Walter Boot ◽  
Nelson Roque ◽  
Erin Harrell ◽  
Neil Charness
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Individual Difference ◽  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Message Framing ◽  
Training Intervention ◽  
Home Technology

Abstract Adherence to health behaviors is often poor, including adherence to at-home technology-based interventions. This study (N=120) explored adherence to a cognitive training intervention delivered via computer tablet, assessed adherence over a 4.5 month period, explored how individual difference factors shaped adherence, and tested the efficacy of message framing manipulations (positive vs. negative framing) in boosting adherence. Individual difference factors predicted adherence, including variations in self-efficacy and belief in the efficacy of cognitive training. Overall message framing had little impact. However, during the final portion of the study in which participants were asked to play as much or as little as they wanted instead of following a schedule, participants who received positively framed messages engaged with the intervention more. Implications for predicting and boosting adherence to home delivered technology-based interventions will be discussed.

scholarly journals Pathways Through Which Health Literacy Is Linked to Parental Oral Health Behavior in an American Indian Tribe

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela G Brega ◽  
Rachel L Johnson ◽  
Sarah J Schmiege ◽  
Anne R Wilson ◽  
Luohua Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Oral Health Behavior ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Beliefs ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Efficacy Estimate

Abstract Background Health literacy (HL) is the “ability to find, understand, evaluate and put information to use to improve decision making and, ultimately, improve health and quality of life.” Parents with limited HL are less likely to follow recommended parental oral health behaviors. Purpose We tested a theoretical framework designed to clarify mechanisms through which HL may influence parental oral health behavior. The framework proposed that HL: (a) has a direct effect on parental oral health knowledge, beliefs (i.e. self-efficacy; perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers), and behavior; (b) influences beliefs indirectly through knowledge; and (c) influences behavior indirectly through knowledge and beliefs. Methods We analyzed cross-sectional data from a randomized controlled trial designed to reduce dental decay in American Indian children (N = 521). Parents completed survey questions assessing sociodemographic characteristics, HL, and parental oral health knowledge, beliefs, and behavior. Path analysis was used to test the framework. Results HL exerted significant direct effects on knowledge and beliefs but not behavior. HL had significant indirect effects on all beliefs through knowledge. Significant indirect effects of HL on behavior occurred through self-efficacy (estimate: 0.99, 95% CI: 0.42, 1.83, p = .005), perceived barriers (estimate: 0.73, 95% CI: 0.29, 1.43, p = .010), knowledge to self-efficacy (estimate: 0.57, 95% CI: .31, 0.98, p = .001), and knowledge to perceived barriers (estimate: 0.24, 95% CI: 0.09, 0.47, p = .012). Conclusions HL exerted an indirect effect on parental oral health behavior, with knowledge, self-efficacy, and perceived barriers being the primary constructs linking HL to behavior.

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