Nurses’ self-efficacy and practices relating to weight management of adult patients: a path analysis

BACKGROUND: Health professionals play a key role in the prevention and treatment of excess weight and obesity, but many have expressed a lack of confidence in their ability to manage obese patients with their delivery of weight-management care remaining limited. The specific mechanism underlying ina...

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Published in:The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 2013-12, Vol.10 (1), p.131-131, Article 131
Main Authors: Zhu, Da Q, Norman, Ian J, While, Alison E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
adults
Attitude of Health Personnel
attitudes and opinions
Barriers
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Care and treatment
Diet
Drug therapy
Evidence-based medicine
Female
Health aspects
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Male
Management
Management techniques
Methods
Middle Aged
Nurses
Nurses - psychology
Obesity
Obesity - psychology
Obesity - therapy
Obesity in adolescence
patients
Prospective Studies
psychology
questionnaires
Self Efficacy
Socioeconomic Factors
Studies
surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
therapy
variance
Weight control
Weight loss maintenance
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Summary:BACKGROUND: Health professionals play a key role in the prevention and treatment of excess weight and obesity, but many have expressed a lack of confidence in their ability to manage obese patients with their delivery of weight-management care remaining limited. The specific mechanism underlying inadequate practices in professional weight management remains unclear. The primary purpose of this study was to examine a self-efficacy theory-based model in understanding Registered Nurses’ (RNs) professional performance relating to weight management. METHODS: A self-report questionnaire was developed based upon the hypothesized model and administered to a convenience sample of 588 RNs. Data were collected regarding socio-demographic variables, psychosocial variables (attitudes towards obese people, professional role identity, teamwork beliefs, perceived skills, perceived barriers and self-efficacy) and professional weight management practices. Structural equation modeling was conducted to identify correlations between the above variables and to test the goodness of fit of the proposed model. RESULTS: The survey response rate was 71.4% (n = 420). The respondents reported a moderate level of weight management practices. Self-efficacy directly and positively predicted the weight management practices of the RNs (β = 0.36, p 
ISSN:1479-5868
1479-5868
DOI:10.1186/1479-5868-10-131