The mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between self-management and health-promoting behaviors in post-PCI patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronary artery disease (CAD) has become one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide. Self-management and self-efficacy are critical for enhancing healthy lifestyles in patients with postoperative CAD and are strongly associated with health-promoting behaviors. However, the underlying mechanisms of this association remain unclear.

Purpose

To explore the mediating role of self-efficacy between self-management and health-promoting behaviors in patients following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Methods

From November 2024 to March 2025, 400 post-PCI patients were selected by convenience sampling from a tertiary first-class hospital in Xinjiang. Surveys were administered using a general information questionnaire, a self-management scale, a self-effica

SUBMITTER: Cao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12854456 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature