[Self-efficacy and the related factors in ostomates]

ABSTRACT

Stoma surgery is one of the events that strongly influences individual life and causes major changes in life style. Self-efficacy as a personal coping resource can facilitate adaptation with these changes. So the aim of this study was to assess self-efficacy and the related factors in ostomates. It was a cross-sectional study. Eighty four patients with ostomy who were referred to selected educational centers of Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Iranian Ostomy Association [IOA] were selected through convenience sampling. The data were collected using personal information form and Stoma Self-Efficacy Scale [Stoma SE Scale]. Data was analyzed by SPSS 15 using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, ANOVA and regression analysis. Half of the participants gained at least half of the overall self-efficacy scores. The mean score of social self-efficacy was lower than the mean score of stoma care self-efficacy. Self-efficacy was associated with marital status, stoma status and stoma duration [P<0.05] but the relationship between self-efficacy and age, gender, educational level, type of stoma and reason of stoma was not statistically significant. The Present study provided useful information about self-efficacy and its related factors in stoma patients. This information can be used for designing and performing appropriate nursing interventions to promote these patients' self-efficacy, especially in the social dimension which is weaker in most ostomates