TY - JOUR
T1 - Spouse Confidence in Self-Efficacy for Arthritis Management Predicts Improved Patient Health
AU - Gere, Judith
AU - Martire, Lynn M.
AU - Keefe, Francis J.
AU - Stephens, Mary Ann Parris
AU - Schulz, Richard
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, The Society of Behavioral Medicine.
PY - 2014/12
Y1 - 2014/12
N2 - Background: In addition to patient self-efficacy, spouse confidence in patient efficacy may also independently predict patient health outcomes. However, the potential influence of spouse confidence has received little research attention.Purpose: The current study examined the influence of patient and spouse efficacy beliefs for arthritis management on patient health.Results: Consistent with predictions, spouse confidence in patient efficacy for arthritis management predicted improvements in patient depressive symptoms, perceived health, and lower extremity function over 6 months and in arthritis severity over 1 year.Methods: Patient health (i.e., arthritis severity, perceived health, depressive symptoms, lower extremity function), patient self-efficacy, and spouse confidence in patients’ efficacy were assessed in a sample of knee osteoarthritis patients (N = 152) and their spouses at three time points across an 18-month period. Data were analyzed using structural equation models.Conclusions: Our findings add to a growing literature that highlights the important role of spouse perceptions in patients’ long-term health.
AB - Background: In addition to patient self-efficacy, spouse confidence in patient efficacy may also independently predict patient health outcomes. However, the potential influence of spouse confidence has received little research attention.Purpose: The current study examined the influence of patient and spouse efficacy beliefs for arthritis management on patient health.Results: Consistent with predictions, spouse confidence in patient efficacy for arthritis management predicted improvements in patient depressive symptoms, perceived health, and lower extremity function over 6 months and in arthritis severity over 1 year.Methods: Patient health (i.e., arthritis severity, perceived health, depressive symptoms, lower extremity function), patient self-efficacy, and spouse confidence in patients’ efficacy were assessed in a sample of knee osteoarthritis patients (N = 152) and their spouses at three time points across an 18-month period. Data were analyzed using structural equation models.Conclusions: Our findings add to a growing literature that highlights the important role of spouse perceptions in patients’ long-term health.
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U2 - 10.1007/s12160-014-9608-9
DO - 10.1007/s12160-014-9608-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 24604529
AN - SCOPUS:84894696796
SN - 0883-6612
VL - 48
SP - 337
EP - 346
JO - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
JF - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
IS - 3
ER -
