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Table 2 Prevalence of each long-term chronic condition and mean self-efficacy (and standard deviation (SD)) by presence or absence of each condition

From: Self-efficacy and health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study of primary care patients with multi-morbidity

Condition

Participants with the condition

Self-efficacy

 

n

%

n

Mean

SD

p

Hypertension a

Yes

435

51.3

431

6.78

2.60

0.27

No

413

48.7

406

6.59

2.47

Problems with vision a

Yes

396

46.7

392

7.07

2.50

< 0.001

No

452

53.3

445

6.26

2.52

Overweight a

Yes

379

44.7

377

6.14

2.36

< 0.001

No

469

55.3

460

7.14

2.36

Back pain or sciatica a

Yes

334

39.4

329

5.53

2.45

< 0.001

No

514

60.6

508

7.44

2.30

Depression a

Yes

326

38.4

325

5.24

2.43

< 0.001

No

522

61.6

512

7.61

2.15

Problems with hearing a

Yes

320

37.7

317

6.41

2.58

0.014

No

528

62.3

520

6.86

2.52

Circulation problems in legs a

Yes

307

36.2

301

5.69

2.47

< 0.001

No

541

63.8

536

7.25

2.41

Cholesterol a

Yes

285

45.4

381

6.60

2.65

0.35

No

463

54.6

456

6.76

2.44

Diabetes a

Yes

251

29.6

248

6.98

2.75

0.035

No

597

70.4

589

6.57

2.49

Stomach problems a

Yes

244

28.8

241

5.79

2.45

< 0.001

No

604

71.2

596

7.05

2.55

Osteoarthritis a

Yes

234

27.6

231

5.96

2.52

< 0.001

No

614

72.4

606

6.97

2.49

Colon problems a

Yes

225

26.5

224

5.78

2.58

< 0.001

No

623

73.5

613

7.02

2.44

Heart disease a

Yes

222

26.2

217

6.57

2.54

0.41

No

626

73.8

620

6.73

2.54

Asthma a

Yes

164

80.6

161

5.80

2.65

< 0.001

No

684

19.3

676

6.90

2.68

COPD a

Yes

146

17.2

144

5.99

2.57

< 0.001

No

702

82.8

693

6.84

2.51

Rheumatoid arthritis a

Yes

134

15.8

133

5.66

2.48

< 0.001

No

714

84.2

704

6.88

2.50

Cancer a

Yes

130

15.3

129

6.67

2.57

0.91

No

718

87.6

708

6.69

2.54

Stroke a

Yes

122

14.4

115

6.32

2.50

0.093

No

726

85.6

722

6.75

2.54

Thyroid problems a

Yes

119

14.0

116

6.06

2.62

0.004

No

729

86.0

721

6.79

2.51

Osteoporosis a

Yes

105

12.4

231

5.96

2.52

< 0.001

No

743

87.6

606

6.99

2.49

Rheumatic disease a

Yes

78

9.2

78

4.89

2.67

< 0.001

No

770

15.8

759

6.88

2.45

Congestive heart failure a

Yes

67

7.9

67

5.93

2.43

0.011

No

781

92.1

770

6.76

2.54

Multiple sclerosis b

Yes

37

4.4

37

5.30

2.53

0.001

No

811

95.6

800

6.75

2.52

Bipolar disorder b

Yes

30

3.5

30

5.10

2.44

< 0.001

No

818

96.5

807

6.75

2.53

Psychosis or Schizophrenia b

Yes

29

3.4

29

4.99

2.49

< 0.001

No

819

96.6

808

6.75

2.52

Other neurological c

Yes

24

2.8

24

5.41

2.04

0.012

No

824

97.2

813

6.73

2.54

Other mental health c

Yes

10

1.2

10

4.42

2.61

0.004

No

838

98.8

827

6.71

2.53

Other 1

Yes

171

20.2

    

No

677

79.8

    

Other 2

Yes

42

5.0

    

No

806

95.0

    

Other 3

Yes

8

0.9

    

No

840

99.1

    
  1. aOne of the 21 conditions listed in the original DBIS (plus space to add additional ‘other’ conditions)
  2. bAdded for this study
  3. cComputed for this study from responses written in ‘other’
  4. NB. Self-efficacy was measured by the Self-efficacy for managing Chronic Disease Scale (score range 1–10, with higher scores indicating better self-efficacy)