MARINA DE GÓES SALVETTI
Enfermeira e aluna de doutorado do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem na Saúde do Adulto da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Bolsista CAPES.
CIBELE ANDRUCIOLI DE MATTOS PIMENTA
Enfermeira e professora titular do Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
LAIS VERDERAME LAGE
Médica reumatologista do Departamento de Clínica Médica da Disciplina de Reumatologia da Faculdade de Medicina da USP
JOSÉ OSWALDO DE OLIVEIRA JUNIOR
Médico neurocirurgião e diretor da Central da Dor do Hospital do Câncer A. C. Camargo.
ROBERTO DE OLIVEIRA ROCHA
Médico anestesiologista da Clínica de Dor do Hospital Santa Cruz.
Abstract:
Background: Self-efficacy is the belief about one’s personal ability to perform a task or specific behavior successfully. Self-efficacy is a key concept to manage chronic diseases and the studies about it are insufficient in Brazil. Objective: To evaluate chronic pain patient’s self-efficacy belief and relate to social demographic variables, pain and depressive symptoms. Methods: The convenience sample was 132 subjects. The instruments utilized were Chronic Pain Selfefficacy Scale (CPSS) in Portuguese version (AEDC) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Results: The self-efficacy average score was 170.8 (DP = 56.7). Low self-efficacy was observed in 8 year education level patients compared to 9 to 11 year education level (p = 0.015). Higher self-efficacy was observed in patients with lower pain intensity (p = 0.042). The AEDC was negative correlated to IDB depression (r = - 0.48; p < 0.01). Conclusions: Patients with 8 year education level showed low self-efficacy than patients with 9 to 11 year education level. Subjects with lower pain intensity and fewer depressive symptoms showed higher self-efficacy scores.
Keywords:Self-efficacy, chronic pain, depression, beliefs.