title: Differences in levels of self-efficacy and anxiety between cancer and chronically-ill patients attending a Palliative Care Unit.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the differences in anxiety and self-efficacy beliefs as well as the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, between cancer and chronically-ill patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 175 patients from a pain relief and palliative care unit participated in this study. Patient sociode-mographic and clinical characteristics were recorded. Patients completed the Greek version of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Greek version of the General Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE).
  
  
  RESULTS
  No statistically significant differences were found between the two patient populations regarding self-efficacy. Statistically significant differences were found between chronically-ill and cancer patients in the scales of "emotionality" (p<0.0005), and "self-deprecation" (p<0.0005). Statistically significant negative correlations were found between all STAI scales and self-efficacy for both cancer and chronically-ill patients (r ranged from -0.231 to -0.503).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Chronically-ill patients experienced increased anxiety compared to cancer patients. Self-efficacy had a significant negative correlation with anxiety between the two groups of patients.
authors: Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, Department of Radiology, Aretaieion Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. mistakidou@yahoo.com
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Mystakidou
authors: E
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authors: Tsilika
authors: E
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authors: Parpa
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authors: Panagiotou
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authors: Galanos
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authors: Gouliamos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010166:Palliative Care; D020377:Self Efficacy