The Influence of Self-Efficacy Expectations on Rehabilitation Outcome in Spinal Cord Injured Individuals
Description:
This study examined the relationship between Bandura' s theory of self-efficacy and the rehabilitation outcome of spinal cord injured persons. The study elicited selfefficacy expectations from fifteen subjects on three occasions: admission and two and four weeks later. Patients rated how they expected to perform six weeks after admission on fifteen rehabilitation behaviors. Patients' ratings were compared to actual performance ratings made by the medical staff on the Barthel Index. Results reve…
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Date:
August 1984
Creator:
Belanus, Anne