title: Maximizing stroke recovery using patient self-care self-efficacy.
abstract: Self-care self-efficacy is a compensatory mechanism that may lead to improved psychological adaptation poststroke. Nurses working with stroke patients may use self-care self-efficacy interventions to help the patients achieve a successful recovery. This article describes the four components of self-efficacy, and discusses their application to stroke patients in rehabilitation. Self-care self-efficacy interventions have the potential to decrease depression and increase quality of life for patients after stroke, and may become a valuable tool for nurses who practice in rehabilitation settings. The use of self-care self-efficacy techniques by nurses helps to motivate patients to succeed in their self-care after stroke.
authors.affiliation: Villanova University College of Nursing, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, USA. gale.robinson-smith@villanova.edu
authors.forename: Gale
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Robinson-Smith
authors.forename: Elise Robinson
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Pizzi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care; D020377:Self Efficacy; D020521:Stroke / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation