Effect of the Self-efficacy Program on Blood Lipid Controlling Behavior in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Dyslipidemia

Abstract

This study was a quasi-experimental research with two groups, pre-post test design. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the Self-efficacy program on blood lipid controlling behavior in patients with coronary artery disease and dyslipidemia. Sixty patients with coronary artery disease and dyslipidemia were divided to experimental and controlled group, 30 for each group. The control group received a regular nursing care while the experimental group received the Self-efficacy program. The instruments included 1) the Self-efficacy program developed based on Bandura's self-efficacy theory and 2) blood lipid controlling behavior questionnaires. Content validity index of the questionnaires was 0.92 and the reliability was 0.86. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t- test. The results revealed that: 1) The average score of blood lipid controlling behavior of the experimental group after program implementation ( = 4.47, SD = .11) was statistically significant higher than before program implementation ( = 3.97, SD = .26) (t = 11.11, p < .001) 2) The average score of blood lipid controlling behavior after program implementation of the experimental group ( = 4.47, SD = .11) was statistically significant higher than that of the control group ( = 4.06, SD = .32) (t = 6.51, p < .001).