Persons with morbid obesity had increased self-efficacy and selfesteem after patient education Background: Patient education providing positive results with regard to persons' coping with chronic illness is important to decrease the demand on health care services. Methods aimed at strengthening the person's self-perception may be an important supplement to medical treatment.Objective: To explore changes in self-efficacy and self-esteem one year after completing patient education.Method: Participants in patient courses for morbid obese persons at three different sites answered 12 questionnaires five times in 2009. This article presents results from questionnaires on self-efficacy and self-esteem completed on the first day of the course and 12 months after course completion. Results:From 185 course participants, 142 returned questionnaires the first day of the course and 67 completed it after one year. Mean age was 43.3, 75% female; 64% had less than 12 years of education; no statistically significant differences were found between women and men. The participants had increased scores on self-efficacy and selfesteem after one year. The results were both statistically and clinically significant. Conclusion:Courses providing basic knowledge about the illness and methods to strengthen perception of self may contribute to improved self-efficacy and self-esteem. The results are in accordance with international research on coping with illness.
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