Self-efficacy in Elderly Patients Discharged with Slight Musculoskeletal Disability
- VernacularTitle:Self-efficacy in Elderly Patients Discharged with Slight Musculoskeletal Disability
- Author:
Shunsuke ABE
1
;
Toshie OTAKE
2
;
Seiko FUKUDA
1
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- Keywords: discharge patient; self-efficacy; frequency of “physical exercise”; frequency of “going out”; elderly patients
- From:The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2018;55(3):250-260
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
- Abstract: Purpose：To clarify factors associated with self-efficacy in elderly patients discharged from the hospital to their homes.Methods：The subjects comprised 88 patients who had received in-hospital rehabilitation for musculoskeletal disease and were discharged to their homes. Factors associated with self-efficacy were examined. The self-efficacy scale score was determined using the hierarchical cluster analysis, and significant differences in characteristics were examined through multiple comparisons. Multiple regression analysis was used to evaluate self-efficacy associated with the frequencies of “going out” and “physical exercise” at 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months after discharge.Results：Self-efficacy 3 months after discharge was significantly associated with female sex, age, non-social role, length of hospital stay, cognitive decline, and relative functional efficiency. In addition, higher frequencies of “physical exercise” or “going out” were more likely to result in higher self-efficacy than lower frequencies of “physical exercise” or “going out.”Conclusion：The results suggest that physical activity is associated with self-efficacy and that the difference in the contents of the physical activity relates to self-efficacy.
