Perceived Self-efficacy and Headache-Related Disability


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Perceived Self-efficacy and Headache-Related Disability
DJFrench, PhD; KHolroyd, PhD; etal
Posted Nov 2000
HEADACHE, September 2000

Objective: The objective of the present study was to construct and validate a brief measure of headache specific self-efficacy and to examine the relationship between self-efficacy and headache-related disability.

Results: As predicted, patients who were confident they could prevent and manage their headaches also believed that the factors influencing their headaches were potentially within their control. In addition, self-efficacy scores were positively associated with the use of positive psychological coping strategies to both prevent and manage headache episodes and negatively associated with anxiety. Multiple regression analyses revealed that headache severity, locus-of-control beliefs, and self-efficacy beliefs each explained independent variance in headache-related disability.

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