Interactional aspects of self-efficacy and control in older people with leg ulcers

1. Interventions that increase the sense of self-efficacy or competence of the client may have positive health outcomes. 2. Health professional (powerful other) interaction is proposed to have beneficial effects upon health beliefs and health outcomes in the elderly with chronic disease. 3. Beliefs about the ability to perform the required behavior (self-efficacy) are associated with beliefs about a positive health outcome being contingent upon behavior performance (response efficacy).