Cardiac self-efficacy and quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease: a cross-sectional study from Palestine.

Background: Psychological factors, such as self-efficacy, are important in understanding the progress and management of coronary heart disease (CHD), and how patients make lifestyle modifications to compensate for the disease. The main objectives of this research are to assess patterns of cardiac self-efficacy (CSE) and quality of life (QoL) among CHD patients, and to determine the factors that affect their QoL.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive correlational study was carried out between August 2016 and December 2016.