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Table 1 Characteristics of the patient populations used for the initial application of the self-efficacy instruments

From: Psychometric properties and performance of existing self-efficacy instruments in cancer populations: a systematic review

Instrument

First author, year [reference number]

Full name

Country

Sample size

Cancer types

Mean age (years)

% female

% high school or above

Year since diagnosis(years)

Treatment(stage& type)

SICPA

Telch, 1986 [16]

The Standford Inventory of Cancer Patient Adjustment

USA

41

Mixed

18~65

NR

NR

NR

NR

SUPPH

Lev et,

1996 [13]

Strategies Used by People to Promote Health

USA

178

Mixed

53.6 ± 13.55

61%

84%

NR

Chemo

SEAC

Hirai, 2001 [26]

The Self-Efficacy scale for Advanced Cancer

Japan

50

Mixed terminal

60.8 ± 9.6

60%

NR

NR

NR

SESCI

Porter et al.,2002[15]

Self-Efficacy for Symptom Control Inventory

USA

30

Lung

62.5 ± 10.7

40%

NR

NR

NR

CASE-cancer

Wolf,2005 [20]

The Communication and Attitudinal Self-Efficacy for cancer

USA

136

Mixed

63.3 ± 15.0

15.2%

53.8%

NR

NR

OTSES-CA

Liang,2008 [23]

Opioid-Taking Self-Efficacy Scale-Cancer

China

92

Mixed

56.4 ± 12.2

41%

NR

NR

NR

CBI-B

Heitzmann, 2011 [17]

The brief version of Cancer Behavior Inventory

USA

1304

Mixed

62

71%

41%~ 94%

NR

NR

PSEFSM

Hofffman,2011

[18]

Perceived Self-Efficacy for Fatigue Self-Management instrument

USA

298

Mixed

Age ≥ 21

70%

90%

NR

Chemo +/− XRT

SESSM-B

Lee,2012 [24]

Self-Efficacy Scale for Self-Management of Breast cancer

Korea

303

Breast

47.7 ± 8.7

100%

78.9%

3.4 ± 3.6

53.8% during tx

46.2% post tx

21.5% surgery,

27% XRT

52.8% chemo

3.7% hormone

BCSES

Champion,2013 [25]

Breast Cancer Survivor Self-efficacy Scale

USA

1127

Breast

57.1 ± 11.6

100%

97%

5.9 ± 1.5

Post-chemo

C-SUPPH

Yuan,2014 [14]

Strategies Used by People to Promote Health-Chinese version

China

764

Mixed

54.03 ± 5.13

50.8%

NR

NR

31% surgery + chemo

EBSES

Buchan et al., 2015 [22]

Exercise barriers self-efficacy scale

Australia

101

Mixed

59.6/56.3

92.6%/

100%

NR

NR

NR

SMSES-BC

Liang, 2015 [8]

Symptom-management self-efficacy scale for breast cancer related to chemotherapy

China

152

Breast

54.3 ± 9.9

100%

75.7%

4.2 ± 5.4

65.2% chemo

37.6% hormone

24.9% target

SMSFS-A

Chan, 2016 [19]

Self-efficacy in managing symptoms Scale-Fatigue Subscale for Patients With Advanced Cancer

Australia

10

Mixed advanced cancer

62.6 ± 9.1

90%

70%

NR

10% XRT

10% chemo+XRT

10% target

SESPRM-LC

Huang et al., 2017 [21]

Self-efficacy scale for rehabilitation management designed specifically for postoperative lung cancer patients

China

448

Lung cancer

58.37 ± 9.9

39.6%

29.7%

NR

Surgery

  1. NR: not recorded, XRT radiation therapy