title: Contribution of partner support in self-management of rheumatoid arthritis patients. An application of the theory of planned behavior.
abstract: The aim of this exploratory study was to test the applicability of a model derived from the Theory of Planned Behavior on self-management. In this model social support from the partner, attitude and self-efficacy are determinants of intention, and intention and self-efficacy are determinants of self-management. We tested the model on rheumatoid arthritis patients who have a partner, using regression analyses and structural equation models. Partner support and attitude partly explained the variance in intention. Intention in turn partly explained the variance in self-management. Self-efficacy showed a tendency to positively affect intention and self-management. The present study provided moderate support for the use of the constructs and ideas derived from the Theory of Planned Behavior-attitude, social support, self-efficacy, and intention-in predicting and explaining self-management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology/Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology (ICS), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. m.m.h.strating@rug.nl
authors.forename: Mathilde M H
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Strating
authors.forename: Wijbrandt H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: van Schuur
authors.forename: Theo P B M
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Suurmeijer
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000523:psychology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009426:Netherlands; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012803:Sick Role; D012944:Social Support; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D013223:Statistics as Topic