ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between coping style, self-efficacy and health style in elderly stroke patients.

MethodsA total of 120 elderly stroke patients were selected as the research objects.General information questionnaire, medical coping style scale (MCMQ), general self-efficacy scale (GSES) and stroke health behavior scale (HBS-SP) were distributed to complete the questionnaire survey.Pearson correlation was used to analyze the coping style, self-efficacy and health style of elderly stroke patients.

ResultsThe total score of coping style of the elderly stroke patients was(41.49±4.73) point.The scores of facing dimensions were lower than the national norm (P < 0.01), and the avoidance dimension was higher than the national norm (P < 0.01).The average self-efficacy of the elderly stroke patients was (25.93±3.35) points, and nearly 80% of the patients′ self-efficacy was in the middle and low level.There was a positive correlation between the facing dimension and self-efficacy in elderly stroke patients (P < 0.01), and a negative correlation between avoidance dimension and yielding dimension and self-efficacy (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01).There was a positive correlation between the self-efficacy and the total score of health behavior and each dimension in elderly stroke patients (P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).The facing dimension of the elderly stroke patients was positively correlated with the health behavior and the scores of each dimension (P < 0.05 to P < 0.01), and avoidance and submission were negatively correlated with the total score of health behavior and the scores of each dimension (P < 0.05).

ConclusionsThere is a significant correlation among the self-efficacy, coping style and health behavior of elderly stroke patients.Positive coping style and higher self-efficacy are the positive promoting factors of health behavior of elderly stroke patients, and those with higher self-efficacy are more likely to adopt the coping style.