The relationship between self-efficacy and severity, and compliance for patients with bronchial asthma

Abstract

This study sought to examine the relationship between self-efficacy and severity, and compliance for patients with bronchial asthma (BA). We administered a self-reported questionnaire to out clinic patients with BA at A hospital, between August and September in 2008. The calculated age-adjusted self-efficacy score divided by the severity or compliance was then determined for 111 subjects. The age-adjusted self-efficacy score in patients with mild symptoms was significantly higher than in those with moderate to severe symptoms (p=0.002)，and the score for < 2/month on-demand use of a bronchodilator was significantly higher than in those who used it more than twice per month (p=0.045). Moreover, the score in the good compliance patients was significantly higher than in the poor compliance patients (p=0.002). Patients with BA who have good compliance and symptom control were therefore found to have a higher self-efficacy.