| efficacy | Strength, effectiveness. The ability of a drug to control or cure an illness. Efficacy should be distinguished from activity (see), which is limited to a drug's immediate effects on the microbe triggering the disease. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| self-efficacy | An individual's estimate or personal judgment of his or her own ability to succeed in reaching a specific goal, e.g., quitting smoking or losing weight or a more general goal, e.g., continuing to remain at a prescribed weight level. (05 Mar 2000) |
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