Mutuality and Self-Care in the Patient-Caregiver Dyads in the Context of Coronary Heart Disease: An Exploration of the Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To evaluate the effect of mutuality on self-care in people with CHD and the contribution of their caregivers, and whether such relationships can be mediated by self-efficacy.

Design

Secondary analysis of baseline data from a multi-centre longitudinal study.

Methods

Patients at the onset of coronary artery disease who underwent angioplasty, along with their caregivers, were included in the sample. Data from 136 patients and 136 caregivers were used for the analysis. Mutuality between patients and caregivers was measured using the Mutuality Scale. Self-care was measured using the Self-Care of Coronary Heart Disease Index and the Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care of Coronary Heart Disease Index. The actor-partner interdependence mediation models were used to asses

SUBMITTER: Bassola B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12862511 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature