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. 2020 May 6;61(6):e302–e317. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaa036

Table 2.

Characteristics of the 40 Included Studies

Study Country Care setting Diagnosis Number of participants who completed GSE measure % of males Age (SD) (years) Self-efficacy measure/baseline score Risk of bias
Barnes-Harris et al. (2019) United Kingdom and Australia Outpatient clinics Chronic breathlessness 41 59 70.5 (5.17) Secondary data analysis of Johnson et al. (2016) and Swan et al. (2019) Moderate
Bonsaksen et al. (2012) Norway Patient education course Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 86 53 64.4 (9.7) GSES 27.6 (6.4) Moderate
Bonsaksen et al. (2013) Norway Patient education course COPD 60 53 64.5 (9.4) Same data as Bonsaksen et al. (2012) Moderate
Bonsaksen et al. (2014) Norway Patient education course COPD Obese group excluded due to age 56 58.9 66.3 (9.1) Same data as Bonsaksen et al. (2012) Low
Carlstedt et al. (2015) Sweden Outpatient clinic Stroke 34 61.8 68.1 GSES 31.7 (6.95) Moderate
Curtis, Groarke, and Sullivan (2014) Ireland Rapid access prostate hospital clinic Prostate cancer 89 100 64.62 (8.02) GSES 30.6 (5.64) Low
Cybulski et al. (2017) Poland Nursing home 300 (nursing home = 100) 29 (overall) 60+ GSES NH: 24.38 (7.67) Community: 29.71 (3.88) Low
Fan and Lv (2016) China Acute hospital cardiovascular wards Chronic heart failure 159 47 63 (13.5) GSES 26.11 (6.459) Low
Feldstain et al. (2016) Canada Outpatient palliative rehabilitation Stage 3/4 cancer 80 47.5 64.04 (12.5) GSES 27.86 (6.16) Low
Fors et al. (2018) Sweden Acute inpatient hospital COPD and/or chronic heart failure 221 (intervention group = 103) 50.5 (intervention) 41.5 (control) 78.3 (9.5) (intervention) 76.9 (8.3) (control) GSES Intervention: 28.1 (6.5) Control: 28.5 (5.8) Unclear
Fu et al. (2018) China Nursing homes 307 29.3 60+ GSES 27.93 (5.6) Low
Ghielen et al. (2017) Netherlands Outpatient clinic Parkinson’s disease 19 55 66.6 (8.4) GSES 28.5 (4.56) Low
Haugland et al. (2016) Norway NET centers (outpatient) Neuroendocrine tumors 196 49.5 65 (11) GSES 29.9 (5.5) Low
Huygens et al. (2017) Netherlands General practices Chronic illness 627 49.9 65.1 (11.6) GSES 3.12 (0.6) Low
Iannello et al. (2018) Italy Inpatient rehabilitation Hip fracture 42 (intervention group = 21) 28.5 79.95 (8.93) (intervention) 79.31 (9.12) (control) GSES Intervention: 34.1 (7.5) Control: 32.7 (7.4) Unclear
Johnson et al. (2016) United Kingdom and Australia Outpatient clinics Refractory breathlessness 49 (intervention group = 24) 50 (intervention) 56 (control) 68.5 (11.6) (intervention) 67.7 (8.7) (control) GSES Intervention: 30.2 (5.8) Control: 32.0 (4.4) Low
Kim et al. (2006) Korea “Institutionalized” 214 (institutionalized = 106) 54.7 (institutionalized) 41.7 (noninstitutionalized) 65+ SES Institutionalized: 3.01 (0.44) Noninstitutionalized: 3.29 (0.42) Low
Kosmat and Vranic (2017) Croatia Residential care home 22 (intervention group = 12) 25 overall 80.08 (6.156) (intervention) 79.08 (3.615) (control) GSES Intervention: 3.3 (0.44) Control: 3.1 (0.56) Unclear
Kostka and Jachimowicz (2010) Poland Nursing home 224 (nursing home = 112) 22.3 (nursing home) 21.5 (veterans’ home) 23.6 (community) 78.9 (6.9) (NH) 77 (7.6) (veterans’ home) 69.6 (4.6) (community) GSES NH: 30.4 (7) Community: 30.9 (5.5) Low
Lai et al. (2018) Hong Kong Nursing homes 96 34.4 84.6 (7.24) GSES 21.55 (7.47) Moderate
Lewin, Jöbges, & Werheid (2013) Germany Inpatient neurological rehabilitation Stroke 96 52 67.08 (10.55) Same data as Volz et al. 2018 Moderate
Liu et al. (2018) China Inpatient neurology wards Ischemic stroke 147 63.3 68.57 (6.73) GSES 25.6 (5.8) Low
Magklara and Morrison (2016) United Kingdom Presurgery educational clinic Prejoint replacement 53 33.3 69.33 (8.57) GSES 31.19 (5.2) Moderate
Mystakidou, Parpa, Tsilika, Galanos, & Vlahos (2008) Greece Inpatient palliative care unit Palliative cancer 99 40.4 63.1 (14) Same data as Mystakidou, Tsilika, et al. 2010 Low
Mystakidou, Tsilika, et al. (2010) Greece Inpatient palliative care unit Palliative cancer 99 40.4 63.5 (13.2) GSES 28.29 (6.9) Low
Mystakidou, Parpa, et al. (2010) Greece Outpatient radiotherapy Cancer 90 (male = 41) Female group excluded due to age 45.6 65.63 (12.48) (male) 57.45 (13.83) (female) GSES Males: 33.17 (4.9) Low
Mystakidou et al. (2012) Greece Outpatient palliative care Cancer chronically ill group excluded due to age 107 51.4 64.52 (12.84) GSES Cancer: 25.73 (6.0) Low
Mystakidou et al. (2013) Greece Outpatient radiotherapy Cancer 90 45.6 61.17 (5.2) Same data as Mystakidou, Parpa, et al. 2010 Low
Mystakidou et al. (2015) Greece Outpatient palliative care Palliative cancer 115 52.2 64.84 (12.7) GSES 26.01 (6.11) Low
Neuman et al. (2019) United States Inpatient hospital ward Hip fracture 20 25 72 (10.96) GSES 32.8 (6.2) Moderate
Rotenberg Shpigelman, Sternberg, & Maeir (2019) Israel Geriatric clinics Subjective memory complaints 91 (receiving care = 51) 45.1 (care receivers) 32.5 (not receiving care) 79.98 (7.33) (care receivers) 78.28 (7.4) (not receiving care) NGSES Care receivers: 23.4 (6.1) Not receiving care: 26.4 (3.7) Low
Schmidt et al. (2014) Germany Outpatient memory clinic Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) 53 (MCI = 26) 46.7 (MCI) 47 (cognitively healthy) 72.5 (5.8) (MCI) 73.1 (7.0) (cognitively healthy) GSES MCI: 28.5 (5.1) Cognitively healthy: 33.7 (5) Low
Schulz et al. (2015) Germany Primary care Osteoarthritis 1,018 31.1 74.9 (5.17) GSES 32.7 (5.9) Moderate
Stadtlander et al. (2015) United States Primary health care 35 17.1 88.4 (3.12) GSES 31.3 (4.6) Moderate
Strupeit et al. (2013) Germany Inpatient geriatric Rehabilitation Mobility impairment 124 (intervention group = 39) 87.2 (intervention) 32.9 (control) 83.72 (6.87) (intervention) 83.44 (8.71) (control) GSES Intervention: 25.97 (5.13) Control: 26.1 (6.25) Moderate
Susanto et al. (2019) Indonesia “Institutional care” Hypertension 64 59.4 71.86 (9.94) GSES 27.88 (6.59) Moderate
Swan et al. (2019) United Kingdom Outpatient clinics Chronic breathlessness 40 70 72 (9.8) GSES 31.03 (5.85) Low
Tousignant et al. (2012) Canada Geriatric Day hospital Falls 152 (intervention group = 76) 25 (intervention) 29 (control) 79.1 (6.4) (intervention) 80.7(6.0) (control) GSES Intervention: 27.7 (6.2) Control: 29.2 (5.4) Low
Volz et al. (2016) Germany Neurological inpatient rehabilitation Stroke 88 54.5 66.35 (10.7) Same data as Volz et al. 2018 Low
Volz et al. (2018) Germany Neurological inpatient rehabilitation Stroke 294 58.9 63.78 (10.83) GSES 31.25 (5.98) Low

Note: GSE = General self-efficacy; GSES = Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale; SES = Self-Efficacy Scale; NH = nursing home; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; MCI = mild cognitive impairment.