@Article{Kulpa2016,
journal="Medycyna Paliatywna/Palliative Medicine",
issn="2081-0016",
volume="8",
number="2",
year="2016",
title="General self-efficacy in cancer patients. Comparision with general population",
abstract=" Introduction : Psycho-oncology focuses on identifying factors for better adaptation to the disease. One of them is self-efficacy. The conviction of self-efficacy is defined as the role of personal agency that modifies the behavior of health. Self-efficacy is the belief manifests unit that has the potential to act in order to achieve the objective pursued, regardless of the obstacles and restrictions. Strong self-efficacy is associated with positive adaptation to the disease, with a  strong motivation to work, higher resistance to stress and constructive remedial strategies. The objective of the paper is to evaluate self-efficacy level in cancer patients and to compare their results with population-based data.   Material and methods:  The study included 639 cancer patients. The Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale was used. Patients’ results were compared among groups and to the population data. The study was based on a survey questionnaire, performed once.   Results : The results show that patients have strong or very strong belief in their agency, and the results are close to population data. The highest self-efficacy was shown by patients with urological cancer and the lowest by those with gynecological or breast cancer.   Conclusions : Psycho-oncology focuses on identifying factors for better adaptation to the disease. One of them is self-efficacy. Strong self-efficacy is associated with positive adaptation to the disease, with a  strong motivation to work, higher resistance to stress and constructive remedial strategies",
author="Kulpa, Marta
and Kosowicz, Mariola
and Ziętalewicz, Urszula
and Stypuła-Ciuba, Beata Jadwiga",
pages="75--79",
url="https://www.termedia.pl/General-self-efficacy-in-cancer-patients-Comparision-with-general-population,59,28490,1,1.html"
}