Autoeficácia e motivação para hábitos saudáveis em usuários de serviços públicos de saúde em Dourados-MS

Abstract

Beyond the awareness raising concerning to a healthy lifestyle, it is indispensable that the individual believes in their own abilities of adhesion to new behaviors. The self-efficacy construct has been considered an important predictor for motivation in adhering to healthy habits. This study aimed to analyze the scientific production regarding the self-efficacy construct and motivation and its relation to healthy habits, through a systematic review of the literature. The searches were made in the BVS (Virtual Health Library) databases and CAPES periodicals, it was considered publications on the Lilacs bases, Medline and PubMed, covering articles published between the years 2006 to 2017. The descriptors "self-efficacy", "motivation" and "healthy habits" were used. The sample consisted of 12 articles that fulfilled the inclusion criteria. It was observed that the self-efficacy constructs and motivation were not explored in an isolated way in the studies, presenting other significant and punctual correlations in the adherence of healthy habits among adult populations. However, most studies found a relationship among self-efficacy, motivation, and maintenance of healthy habits. It is concluded that self-efficacy is an important psychological variable to be evaluated cooperatively with motivation, especially in interventions in which adherence to healthy eating habits and physical exercise is a requirement.