Self-Efficacy as a Mediator Between Caregiver Burden, Health Literacy, and Contribution to Self-Care in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Self-Efficacy emerged as a central determinant of caregiver contribution to patient Self-Care in IBD, particularly for Self-Care Monitoring and Self-Care Management behaviors. Interventions aimed at strengthening caregiver confidence and tailored to gender- and disease-specific needs may enhance the quality of caregiving and ultimately support better patient outcomes.
Authors
- Daniele Napolitano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2481-5354)
- Davide Bartoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6494-1190)
- Francesco Petrosino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2607-8749)
- Alessio Lo Cascio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5581-4114)
- Ercole Vellone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4673-7473)
- Francesca Trotta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0608-966X)
- Mattia Bozzetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1644-2108)
- Gianluca Pucciarelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6915-6802)
- Silvia Cilluffo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2756-9929)
Institutions
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- University of Salerno (IT)
- University of Milan (IT)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Wroclaw Medical University (PL)
- CTO Andrea Alesini (IT)
- La Maddalena (IT)
- Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Digestive Diseases and Sciences
- Published
- 2025-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-025-09577-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82
Funders
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Fondazione Roma