A narrative review of the evaluation and selection of instruments which assess self-efficacy amongst patients with essential hypertension:

摘要

Hypertension is a chronic disease that is mostly managed by the patients themselves inbetween consultation with their physicians. Self-efficacy, which is an individual’s belief in their capabilities to produce given attainments, is a desirable quality to enable the person to take charge of their health and any long-term illness. Assessment of self-efficacy is thus pivotal in developing a holistic patient-centric care plan to optimize their disease control. For hypertension, self-efficacy is associated with better self-care and outcomes of the disease.This literature review aims to identify self-efficacy assessment instruments, evaluate their origin, quality and development, compare their strengths and limitations, and applicability in specific target population.Searches performed using PubMed, Scopus and The Cochrane Library eventually yielded 34 relevant articles and 12 instruments. All instruments were validated in specific populations. Two instruments were specific to hypertension, two instruments meas...