Sex-related differences in self-efficacy of patients with heart failure: a pooled cross-sectional study of the German Competence Network Heart Failure

CONCLUSION: In patients with HF, women seemed to exhibit lower self-efficacy than men. Health-related quality of life and psychological well-being were dominant determinants of self-efficacy. Future studies should investigate the role of self-efficacy as a therapeutic target for tailored and sex-specific nursing …