title: Evaluating a revised self-efficacy scale for preoperative patients.
abstract: Nurses conduct preoperative teaching to help patients cope with the adversities of surgery. Self-efficacy can predict an individual's behavior in aversive situations (eg, surgery); therefore, assessing patients' self-efficacy is one way perioperative nurses can plan patient care and help patients through the surgical experience. This study expands on the results of a previous evaluation of a preoperative self-efficacy scale. The content and face validity of the revised 15-item scale used in this study were assessed before the instrument was administered to preoperative patients. Evidence supports the validity of the multidimensional instrument. Internal consistency estimates > or = .84 support the subscales' reliability.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000451:nursing*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards