SynthesisThe Gerontologist2021
The General Self-Efficacy of Older Adults Receiving Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of Integrated Digital Solutions to Empower Older Adults in Aspects Related to Their Health: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Correlational Meta-Analysis of Factors Associated With Resilience of Normally Aging, Community-Living Older Adults.The Gerontologist · 2022Pooled it
- Rasch analysis of the new general self efficacy scale: an evaluation of its psychometric properties in older adults with low vision.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2024Trial
- Naturalistic Decision-Making Patterns in Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity Self-Care: A Qualitative Study.Annals of family medicine · 2026Article
- Primary Care Integrated Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PRIM-COPD): study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial.BMJ open respiratory research · 2026Article
- Frailty and the confidence to plan ahead: Decision-making self-efficacy and advance care planning among older adults receiving home healthcare.Palliative & supportive care · 2026Article
- The expectation-perception gap in primary healthcare quality: a study of Iranian older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Integrating physical, emotional, and social changes to examine their associations with self-efficacy among college students engaging in physical activity.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Forms of support giving and receiving, and their associations with self-rated health and general self-efficacy among older adults in Switzerland.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Association of 24-hour movement guideline adherence with inhibitory control in older adults: the mediating role of general self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The Association Between Healthy Work Environment and Work Engagement Among Intensive Care Unit Nurses: The Mediating Roles of Self-Efficacy and Compassion Fatigue.Journal of nursing management · 2026Observational
- Self-Efficacy and Acceptance of Illness Among Older Patients with Heart Failure.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Family function and health self-management ability among older adults from mountainous areas in China: moderated mediation model in a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Factors influencing nutritional literacy among rural older adults: a cross-sectional survey based on the theory of planned behavior.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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- Fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, and functional fitness among older adults in urban Alaska.International journal of circumpolar health · 2024Article
- Social Cognitive Predictors of Health Promotion Self-Efficacy Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2024Article
- From Anxiety to Hardiness: The Role of Self-Efficacy in Spanish CCU Nurses in the COVID-19 Pandemic.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Observational
- Understanding Health Beliefs and Health Behaviors in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2024Article
- Self-efficacy, resilience and healthy ageing among older people who have an acute hospital admission: A cross-sectional study.Nursing open · 2023Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesGeneral self-efficacy (GSE) encourages health-promoting behaviors in older adults. It is unsurprising then that older adults receiving health care services are reported to have a greater risk of low GSE than older adults who are not. Despite this, there is currently limited evidence investigating whether the effect differs based on the environment in which care is received. This review aims to determine whether the GSE of older adults is affected by the receipt of health care services and whether GSE varies based on the setting in which care is received. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsIn accordance with PRISMA guidelines (PROSPERO registration number CRD42018092191), a systematic search was undertaken across 7 databases. Standardized mean differences (SMD) and mean General Self-Efficacy Scale scores, with 95% confidence intervals (CI), were pooled for meta-analysis.
resultsA total of 40 studies were identified, they consisted of 33 population cohorts that were included in the meta-analysis. Older adults receiving health care services were found to be at greater risk of having lower GSE than those who do not (SMD = -0.62; 95% CI: -0.96 to -0.27, p < .0001). Following identification of sources of heterogeneity, older adults receiving acute inpatient care were more likely to have lower GSE than those receiving care in other health care settings. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Older adults receiving inpatient care have a greater risk of lower GSE, and consequently, poorer health-promoting behaviors. Further research is recommended that focuses on the GSE of older adults and health outcomes following discharge from inpatient care.
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