To explore the networked association among the dimensions of self-efficacy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to identify core efficacy and bridge efficacy, and provide a basis for formulating precise nursing intervention strategies.
A total of 652 RA patients admitted in our hospital from September 2024 to January 2025 were enrolled with convenience sampling. The general information questionnaire and Rheumatoid Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale (RASE) were used for assessment. Exploratory factor analysis was used to extract efficacy symptom clusters. With aid of R project, network analysis was employed to construct an association network among efficacy dimensions to calculate centrality indicators (strength, closeness, betweenness) to identify core efficacy and bridge efficacy.
Exploratory factor analysis extracted 7 efficacy symptom clusters, with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 64.539% (P<0.001). Network analysis showed that the network density was 0.143, suggesting that there were moderate correlations among the self-efficacy dimensions. “Relaxation efficacy 1 (r1)” and “pain efficacy 1 (a1)” had the strongest correlation (r=0.73). Interpersonal efficacy 2 (i2) had the highest intensity centrality (6.88), and relaxation efficacy 3 (r3) had the highest tightness (0.0125), and medication efficacy 1 (m1) had the highest mediation (116), which were the core efficacy and bridge efficacy in this network group.
There are complex network-like correlations among the various dimensions of self-efficacy in RA patients. Interpersonal efficacy is the core driving factor, while relaxation and medication efficacies play the bridging role, jointly influencing the overall level of patients’ self-management ability.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |