"Patient-Centered" Self-Efficacy and Chronic Disease Management: Associations with Doctors' Intentions and Perceived Treatment Effectiveness.

ABSTRACT: "Patient-centered" self-efficacy enhances patient satisfaction and compliance, thereby improving the effectiveness of chronic health management. This study assesses the "patient-centered" self-efficacy of doctors in China and explores its association with their intentions and perceived treatment effectiveness in chronic disease management within county medical alliances. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 539 doctors from 6 county-level hospitals and 18 community health centers in Zhejiang Province, China. The Self-Efficacy in Patient-Centeredness Questionnaire (SEPCQ) was used to measure doctors' self-efficacy. The average total score of the SEPCQ in our sample was 88.28 ± 17.61. For domain scores, dealing with communicative challenges had the highest average score (3.43 ± 0.70)

SUBMITTER: Zhou C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12375155 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature