TITLE:
Use of Social Cognitive Theory to Assess Salient Clinical Research in Chronic Disease Self-Management for Older Adults: An Integrative Review
AUTHORS:
Kimberly Sell, Elaine Amella, Martina Mueller, Jeannette Andrews, Joy Wachs
KEYWORDS:
Social Cognitive Theory, Self-Management, Chronic Disease, and Older Adults, Integrative Review, Social Determinants of Health
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.6 No.3,
March
24,
2016
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this integrative review is to evaluate research pertaining to self-management programs for older adults with chronic diseases using Albert Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) for behavior change. The focus is application of the SCT domains to self-management programs. The exploration of the current chronic disease self-management research provides an understanding of the Social Cognitive Theory concepts studied in interventional self-management research. The integrative review explicated two areas related to the theory in need of further research. First, social support has not been thoroughly explored as a mechanism for enhancing self-management interventions. Second, moral disengagement was not identified as a focus within chronic disease research raising the question about the impact of moral disengagement on long-term adherence and behavior change.