The Swedish Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES-S): reliability and validity in a rheumatoid arthritis population

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic data for the total study sample (n = 244) and the test–retest subsample (n = 92).

	Total study sample	Missing, n	Test–retest subsample	Missing, n
Age, years, mean (SD)	59 (9.0)		59 (8.7)
Females, n (%)	198 (81.1)		74 (80.4)
Income below average, n (%)	75 (30.9)	2	23 (25.0)
Other diagnoses, n (%)	141 (57.8)	2	49 (53.3)
Perceived health, 1–100, mean (SD)	31 (33.8)	1	22 (22.8)
Pain, 1–100, mean (SD)	29 (25.0)		19 (20.9)
Fatigue, 1–100, mean (SD)	36 (39.9)		26 (24.1)
ESES total, 6–60, mean (SD)	32 (12.3)	12	32 (12.3)	2
mFABQ total, 0–24, mean (SD)	6.3 (4.9)	1	5.3 (4.5)	1
HEPA obtained, n (%)	188 (77.0)		74 (80.4)
Outcome expectations on health, 1–10, mean (SD)	9.4 (1.3)		9.6 (1.3)
Outcome expectations on RA-related difficulties, 1–10, mean (SD)	7.9 (2.4)		7.8 (2.5)
HAQ total score, 0–3, mean (SD)	0.54 (0.55)	2	0.44 (0.52)	1
EQ-5D, 1–3, mean (SD)	1.4 (0.5)		1.2 (0.4)

Table 2. Corrected item-total correlations for the six items in ESES-S.

How confident are you to exercise	Cronbach’s α
1. In spite of your work schedule	0.69
2. When physically fatigued	0.73
3. When exercise is boring	0.53
4. With minor injuries	0.64
5. In spite of other time demands	0.71
6. In spite of family responsibilities	0.68

Table 3. Correlations between the ESES-S total score and other study variables.

	Age^a	Gender^b	General pain (VAS)	HAQ total score	HEPA^a,b	Exercise	Outcome expectations on health^b	Outcome expectations on RA-related difficulties^a,b	mFABQ total score
ESES-S
Pearson correlation	0.05	−0.06	−0.07	−0.08	0.18*	0.03	0.12	0.18*	−0.07
Sig. (2-tailed)	0.46	0.36	0.31	0.25	0.01	0.62	0.08	0.01	0.29
N	232	232	232	230	232	232	232	232	231

^aResults in line with pre-set hypotheses.

^bPoint-biserial calculations were applied.

*Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).