Perceived self-efficacy, personality and bioethics before a heart rehabilitation programme in primary health care

Abstract Objectives There is a clear evidence of the benefit of cardiac rehabilitation after a cardiovascular event on patients’ mood and perceived self-efficacy in terms of their own health care. Our aim is to define the correlation between mood-related variables, biotype and self-efficacy in this population. Design Descriptive study. Background, participants The entire population of patients discharged from the cardiac rehabilitation unit over 12 months. Main measurements Universal anthropometric and psychometric (general self-efficacy scale, Salamanca personality traits questionnaire, Hamilton anxiety scale and Beck depression inventory) variables are determined. Descriptive statistics and association between variables (correlation) is determined. Results This study involved 88 patients, response rate 92%. The average age was 53 years old, 80.23% were males. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlations for the main dependent variable and associated variables is performed. Significant evidence is shown, self-efficacy is negatively correlated with anxiety ( r  = −0.4009) and depression ( r  = −0.4152), as well as dependent ( r  = −03 175) and impulsive ( r  = −0.4243) personality traits. Higher levels of anxiety positively correlate with endomorph biotype ( r  = 0.3304), and depression-associated symptoms ( r  = 0.2563). Age and gender do not correlate with self-perceived efficacy. Conclusions Self-efficacy in the study population is correlated with personality traits, mood and body biotype.