Relationship between Self-Efficacy of Nurses and their General Wellbeing

Abstract

Background: Nurses, as key personnel in healthcare delivery, play a critical role in the provision and coordination of care, prevention of adverse events, and optimization of health service productivity and patient outcomes. Self-efficacy is the belief, and confidence individuals feel in their ability to perform a particular task or action. Increased self-efficacy is the desired outcome of a self-management program. Several articles used Albert Bandura’s concept of self-efficacy.      

Objectives: To assess the self-efficacy and wellbeing of nurses. To find out relationship between   self-efficacy and wellbeing of nurses. To find out relationship between self-efficacy and wellbeing with socio-demographic characteristics of nurse.     

Methodology: A descriptive, correlational study design. The study sample composed of 380 nurses who works in Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf hospitals and primary health care center. self-report questionnaire. The instrument used in this study different scales, self-efficacy scale consists of general and social=23item, and 5-well-being scale. Some nurses’ sociodemographic information was included as a separated part. The study was carried out from November 1st, 2023 up to 1 st of April 2024.                                                                                  

Results: The majority of study sample (67.4%) are female, (60.8%) were with age less than 27 years old. (84.5%) of nurses are from urban residency. (46.3%) of them held diploma certificate, (89.5%) of nurses do not smoke, and not suffer from physical and mental illnesses. In addition, the overall assessment of nurses' well-being is normal.         

Conclusion: The majority of study sample were female (67.4); all the self-efficacy domains were high, and majority of nurses well-being are normal. The study shows that non-significant relationship between self-efficacy & wellbeing.