@article{ref1,
title="Self-efficacy mediates the relationship of depressive symptoms and social support with adherence in patients with heart failure",
journal="Journal of health psychology",
year="2015",
author="Tovar, Elizabeth G. and Dekker, Rebecca L. and Chung, Misook L. and Gokun, Yevgeniya and Moser, Debra K. and Lennie, Terry A. and Rayens, Mary Kay",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Poor self-care is common among adults with heart failure and leads to poor health outcomes. Low self-efficacy, depression, and low social support are associated with poor self-care, but knowledge about these relationships in heart failure is limited. Secondary data analysis of cross-sectional data from 346 adults with heart failure measuring self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, social support, and self-care adherence was conducted. Tests of mediation using multiple linear regressions indicate that self-efficacy fully mediates the relationships between depression and adherence, and social support and adherence. Bolstering self-efficacy may have a greater impact on self-care adherence than targeting either depression or social support alone.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1053",
doi="10.1177/1359105315583369",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105315583369"
}