ملخص الجهاز:
Applying Rotter’s social learning theory (Rotter, 1972) to the patients with chronic diseases, three differ- ent styles of health - and illness - related locus of con- trol cognitions have been described, representing illness experiences and generalized expectancies of symptom control (Perrin, 1985).
Studies showed that poorer health outcomes are associated with avoidant or maladaptive coping strategies and an external locus of control (Alto, 2001; Petrosky, 1991; Maes, 1987).
One way to achieve behavioural changes is by increas- ing the patient’s general and asthma specific self-efficacy expectancies (van der Palen, 1997).
Stepwise regression analysis was used to determine the proportion of perceived stress, internal LOC, powerful other LOC, chance LOC, and self-efficacy in explain- ing the variance of degree of asthma control.
Discussion</H2> The recent study aimed to investigate the relationship between perceived stress, locus of control, and self-ef- ficacy, with the degree of asthma control in adult asth- matic patients.
Result showed a significant and negative correlation between perceived stress, chance external locus of control and total score of asthma control.
The result of this study also showed that there is a re- lationship between external health locus of control and asthma control.
Several studies support the causal role of external health locus of control in the development and persistence of asthma symptoms (Alison Pooler, 2009; Malcarne, 2005).
Relation of patient self-efficacy with control of asthma symptoms.
Study of the relationship among self-reported non- compliance, symptomatology, and psychological variable in patients with asthma.