title: Strategies enhancing self-efficacy in diabetes education: a review.
abstract: Enhancing self-efficacy in patients with chronic illnesses has been shown to have a positive effect on behavior change. In fact, according to Bandura (1986), self-efficacy is the most important predictor of change in behavior. Thus, in order to make positive changes, effective measures for enhancing self-efficacy are needed in educational programs. There are four important sources of information for increasing self-efficacy: performance accomplishments, vicarious learning, verbal persuasion, and self-appraisal of emotional and physiological responses. Strategies for enhancing self-efficacy are described here for each source of information and for combinations of sources.
authors.affiliation: University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: van de Laar
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: van der Bijl
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012647:Self-Assessment