Review Article

A Critical Review of Effects of COPD Self-Management Education on Self-Efficacy

Table 1

Characteristics of reviewed studies.

AuthorSample size (n)DesignInstrumentInstrument reliabilityPrimary data analysis

Davis et al. [36]102RCTSE-W; SEMSOBNot reported for study dataTwo-way repeated measures ANOVA
Donesky-Cuenco et al., [37]103Secondary Data Analysis of RCTSE-W; SEMSOBNot reported for study dataTwo-way repeated measures ANOVA
Kara and Asti [38]60RCTAdapted CSES (Turkish)α = 0.94 (total); 0.89, 0.80, 0.73, 0.75; 0.64 (subscales)Repeated measures ANOVA
Lemmens et al. [39]189Quasi-experimentalSMASNot reported for study dataPaired sample t-tests
Scherer et al. [40]59Two-group, pretest-posttestCSESNot reported for study dataPaired t-tests
Stellefson at al. [41]41Multiple group, pretest-posttestSEMCD-6; SOLQ-CopingSEMCD-6 ( 𝛼 = . 9 7 ) ;Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA)
Wong et al. [42]60RCTAdapted CSES (Chinese)Test-retest ( 𝑟 = 0 . 8 8 )Mann-Whitney U-tests

RCT: Randomized Control Trial; SE-WALK: Self-Efficacy for Walking Questionnaire; SEMSOB: Self-Efficacy for Managing Shortness of Breath; SMAS: Self-Management Ability Scale; SEMCD-6: Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease, 6-item scale; SOLQ-Coping: Seattle Obstructive Lung Disease Questionnaire-Coping; CSES: COPD Self-Efficacy Scale.