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Table 10 Description of self efficacy (by other participant factor)

From: Health knowledge and self-efficacy to make health behaviour changes: a survey of older adults living in Ontario social housing

Outcomes

Self-efficacy (7-point Likert scale)

Confidence in ability to improve PA

Confidence in ability to increase fruit & vegetable intake

Confidence in ability to reduce alcohol intakea

Confidence in ability to quit smokingb

Confidence in ability to reduce stress

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Population

All respondents

4.68 (2.03)

595

5.07 (1.95)

599

4.19 (2.52)

137a

3.61 (2.34)

182b

4.95 (2.11)

594

Knowledge score

1st Quartile

3.93 (2.20)

152

4.16 (2.12)

152

4.02 (2.58)

42

2.80 (2.28)

46

4.69 (2.32)

150

2nd Quartile

4.74 (1.94)

182

5.19 (1.90)

184

3.68 (2.47)

41

4.10 (2.36)

63

4.93 (2.02)

182

3rd Quartile

4.95 (1.90)

185

5.44 (1.71)

186

4.08 (2.68)

25

3.09 (2.05)

34

5.04 (2.09)

185

4th Quartile

5.38 (1.79)

76

5.71 (1.68)

77

5.24 (2.15)

29

4.23 (2.33)

39

5.29 (1.91)

77

Ability to handle personal crises (Likert scale of 5) below median (< 3)

At and Above median (≥3)

4.84 (1.98)

412

5.21 (1.87)

416

4.28 (2.55)

98

3.67 (2.38)

123

5.30 (1.97)

412

Below median (< 3)

4.35 (2.08)

181

4.78 (2.10)

181

4.05 (2.44)

38

3.50 (2.28)

58

4.19 (2.20)

180

Ability to handle day-to-day stress (Likert scale of 5) below median (< 3)

At and Above median (≥3)

4.82 (1.99)

486

5.15 (1.89)

490

4.25 (2.59)c

76c

3.59 (2.33)

148

5.11 (2.05)

485

Below median (< 3)

4.07 (2.11)

108

4.74 (2.19)

108

4.17 (2.44)c

60c

3.68 (2.42)

34

4.28 (2.25)

108

With Intention to complete the behaviour

5.27 (1.62)

284

5.57 (1.47)

141

3.94 (2.14)

17

4.58 (2.05)

67

4.67 (1.90)

94

  1. arestricted to those who indicated they are drinkers
  2. brestricted to those who indicated they are smokers
  3. cmedian score for ability to handle day-to-day stress for those who drink = 4.00