Postoperative self-efficacy and psychological morbidity in radical prostatectomy.
OBJECTIVE
evaluate the general and perceived self-efficacy, psychological morbidity, and knowledge about postoperative care of patients submitted to radical prostatectomy. Identify the relationships between the variables and know the predictors of self-efficacy.


METHODS
descriptive, cross-sectional study, conducted with 76 hospitalized men. The scales used were the General and Perceived Self-efficacy Scale and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, in addition to sociodemographic, clinical and knowledge questionnaires.


RESULTS
a negative relationship was found for self-efficacy in relation to anxiety and depression. Psychological morbidity was a significant predictor variable for self-efficacy. An active professional situation and the waiting time for surgery also proved to be relevant variables for anxiety and knowledge, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
participants had a good level of general and perceived self-efficacy and small percentage of depression. With these findings, it is possible to produce the profile of patients about their psychological needs after radical prostatectomy and, thus, allow the nursing professionals to act holistically, considering not only the need for care of physical nature, but also of psychosocial nature.
Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil.
Luciana Regina Ferreira
LR
da Mata
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Emilia Campos
EC
de Carvalho
Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
Cássia Regina Gontijo
CR
Gomes
Instituto de Previdência, Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais, Lavras, MG, Brazil.
Ana Cristina
AC
da Silva
Escola de Psicologia, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Maria da Graça
Mda G
Pereira
D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors