the role of self-efficacy beliefs in positive and negative perception of stress in coronary artery bypass patients

Introduction: evaluating self-efficacy beliefs is essential to the post-operative care program in cardiovascular bypass patients. the present study aimed to investigate the role of self-efficacy beliefs in positive and negative perceptions of stress in coronary artery bypass patients. methods: the research method was descriptive-analytic, and its population consisted of patients with coronary artery bypass who were referred to the education and treatment specialist center of vali-e-asr hospital, birjand, iran, in 2016. the available sampling method was applied, and 229 patients were selected. data were collected using questionnaires of zand's self-efficacy beliefs and cohen's perceived stress. the data were then analyzed by spss (version-23) using the pearson correlation test, stepwise regression, and independent-sample t-test. results: the findings showed a significant correlation between the variables of research. among the components of self-efficacy beliefs, physical activity predicted a positive perception of stress (r=0.274). moreover, physical activity and psychosocial stresses could predict negative perceptions of stress. the negative perception of stress and self-efficacy beliefs were significantly different between male and female patients (p<0.05). conclusion: according to the findings, physical activity, as one of the dimensions of self-efficacy beliefs, has a positive effect on the perception of stress. therefore, self-efficacy beliefs are valuable tools for health care providers and staff. furthermore, evaluating patients' self-efficacy beliefs and improvements can increase their motivation to take care of themselves.