Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale

This measure was developed initially for sedentary adults in the community who participated in an outpatient exercise program including biking, rowing, and walking. The revision of McAuley's self-efficacy barriers to exercise measure was based on a combined quantitative and qualitative study exploring factors that influenced adherence to a regular walking program for older adults.

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Assessment Type

Administration Mode

Cost

Diagnosis/Conditions

• Pulmonary Disorders
• Stroke Recovery

Populations

Key Descriptions

• The Self Efficacy for Exercise scale consists of nine situations (weather, boredom, pain, exercising alone, not pleasurable, too busy, feel tired, stress, depressed) that might effect participation in exercise.
• For each situation, the subject uses the scale from 0 (Not Confident) to 10 (Very Confident) to describe his current confidence that he could exercise 3 times a week for 20 minutes each time.

Number of Items

Equipment Required

• Paper & Pencil

Time to Administer

5 minutes or less

Required Training

Age Ranges

Instrument Reviewers

Deb Kegelmeyer PT, DPT, MS, GCS, & the PD EDGE Task Force of the Neurology Section of the APTA

ICF Domain

Professional Association Recommendation

Recommendations for use of the instrument from the Neurology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Multiple Sclerosis Taskforce (MSEDGE), Parkinson’s Taskforce (PD EDGE), Spinal Cord Injury Taskforce (PD EDGE), Stroke Taskforce (StrokEDGE), Traumatic Brain Injury Taskforce (TBI EDGE), and Vestibular Taskforce (Vestibular EDGE) are listed below. These recommendations were developed by a panel of research and clinical experts using a modified Delphi process.

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