Mediating effects of general self-efficacy on social support and quality of life in patients after surgical aortic valve replacement.
Xuecui Zhang, Xizhen Huang, Yanchun Peng and 4 others
PMID 37475145WHAT IT FOUND
Patients after aortic valve replacement who had more social support and stronger belief in their own ability reported better quality of life.
Belief in their own ability was linked to part of the connection between support and quality of life.
Key findings
01Higher scores for self-efficacy, social support, and quality of life were all positively related.
02Self-efficacy partially mediated the link between social support and quality of life.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for RNs
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What it does not show
All participants came from one hospital in China, so the findings may not apply to other settings. The design was cross-sectional, so it cannot show that social support or self-efficacy caused better quality of life. Patients reported their own answers, which can introduce information bias. Pain, fear, and anxiety were not measured, although they can affect quality of life.
Declared interests
Funded by Fujian Provincial Health Technology Project, Joint Funds for the Innovation of Science and Technology Fujian Province, and a Fujian cardiovascular surgery laboratory at Fujian Medical University. The authors declared no commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as potential conflicts.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume that increasing social support or confidence in ability will improve quality of life. This study measured associations at one follow-up visit and did not test an intervention.