Author/Authors :
Jadidi Ali Reza نويسنده , Bazrafshan Mohammad Rafi نويسنده Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran , Harorani Mehdi نويسنده Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. , Safarabadi Mehdi نويسنده Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. , Seavey Jared نويسنده School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. , Masmouei Behnam نويسنده Department of Nursing, Abadeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abadeh, Fars, Iran.
Abstract :
Background: Given the negative impact of cancer on the quality of life, low self-efficacy and self-esteem are common in the patients suffering from cancer. This study aims to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and self-esteem in these patients.
Methods: This study was descriptive and cross-sectional and was conducted in Ayatollah Khansari Hospital in Arak. The obtained data were collected from 160 eligible patients diagnosed with cancer using Coopersmith self-esteem inventory and the strategies used by people to promote health and then analyzed in SPSS V. 20.
Results: Spearman correlation showed a significant relationship between the subscales and the total score of self-efficacy and self-esteem score (P<0.05). Also, linear regression analysis revealed that self-efficacy could significantly predict self-esteem (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Self-efficacy had a direct relationship with self-esteem. By improving self-efficacy, self-esteem will increase and lead to more self-care compliance and initiative in cancer patients.
