This prospective observational study examined whether baseline self-efficacy can predict health status, post-rehabilitation and whether changes in self-efficacy are associated with changes in health status. Thirty-one subjects with fibromyalgia were recruited consecutively from referrals to rehabilitation programs in Montreal area centers. Assessments, including the Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, were done before and after completion of the program, to provide baseline and outcome measures of self-efficacy and health status. Baseline correlations showed a mild-to-moderate association of self-efficacy with physical and mental health status. Baseline self-efficacy for function (FSE) showed a trend towards predicting physical functioning and bodily pain. Baseline self-efficacy for other symptoms (OSE) also showed a trend towards being predictive of bodily pain and mental health. Correlations of the changes showed that FSE and OSE were associated with physical functioning, vitality, social functioning and role-functioning emotional. This research contributes to the understanding of fibromyalgia patients' responses to rehabilitation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.30686 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Creators | Levy, Audrey G. |
| Contributors | McKinley, Patricia (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (School of Physical and Occupational Therapy.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001754440, proquestno: MQ64390, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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