Self-efficacy in physical activity. Chronic pathology and caregiving posture in therapeutic education

The prevalence of chronic diseases is a major public health problem. Therapeutic education, self-efficacy, the caregiving posture, and the strength-based approach to care constitute the theoretical framework of this work.

Physical activity is beneficial to the health of people living with chronic conditions, but its implementation and maintenance over time is difficult.

To explore the self-efficacy of physical activity in people who have received therapeutic education and the notion of the caregiving posture in therapeutic education.

A mixed descriptive and exploratory research design was used. Questionnaires and interviews were carried out with carers and people who had received therapeutic education.

The level of posture of the carers was high and homogeneous. The level of self-efficacy of people who had received therapeutic education was heterogeneous, with a greater disparity in scores.

The therapeutic education posture cannot compensate for all the personal and environmental factors influencing the practice of physical activity. Regular support for self-efficacy in physical activity is necessary for its implementation and maintenance over time.