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Zhang M, Hong L, Zhang T, Lin Y, Zheng S, Zhou X, Fan R, Wang Z, Zhang C, Zhong J. Illness perceptions and stress: mediators between disease severity and psychological well-being and quality of life among patients with Crohn's disease. Patient Prefer Adherence 2016; 10:2387-2396. [PMID: 27920505 PMCID: PMC5125764 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s118413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Disease severity, illness perceptions, coping strategies, stress, psychological well-being, and quality of life were reported to have close relationships. According to the Common Sense Model, illness perceptions and coping strategies could mediate the relationship between illness stimuli and illness outcomes such as psychological health and quality of life. Stress was also associated with the individual's disease severity, anxiety, depression, and quality of life. OBJECTIVES The study aimed to explore the influencing factors of illness outcomes, and to what extent illness perceptions, coping strategies, and stress mediate the relationship between disease severity and anxiety, and depression and quality of life. METHODS Our study included 159 patients with Crohn's disease who were attending a tertiary hospital outpatient clinic or who were hospitalized. Disease severity was measured with the Crohn's Disease Activity Index. Illness perceptions were measured with the Brief Illness Perceptions Questionnaire. Coping strategies were measured with the Carver Brief Coping Questionnaire. Stress was measured with the Perceived Stress Questionnaire. Anxiety and depression were measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Quality of life was measured with the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire. RESULTS Disease severity, illness perceptions, maladaptive coping, stress, anxiety, depression and quality of life were significantly correlated with each other among patients with Crohn's disease. Using structural equation modeling to describe the inner relationship of the aforementioned variables, an excellent-fitted model was drawn. (χ2[10]=13.83, P=0.18, χ2/N=1.38, standardized root mean square residual [SRMR] <0.05, root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] <0.05, goodness of fit index [GFI] >0.97, comparative fit index [CFI] >0.99). Disease severity had a direct influence on illness perceptions. Illness perceptions had a direct influence on stress. Both illness perceptions and stress had direct influences on anxiety, depression, and quality of life, while maladaptive coping did not directly influence anxiety, depression, or quality of life. Stress had a direct influence on maladaptive coping. Quality of life was also directly influenced by disease severity and anxiety. CONCLUSION Interrelationships between disease stimuli, disease perceptions and management and disease outcomes could be found in patients with Crohn's disease. Illness perceptions and stress mediated an individual's disease severity and anxiety, depression and quality of life, while coping strategy was not an applicable mediator.
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- Department of Gastroenterology
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- Exclusive Medical Center, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Chenli Zhang, Exclusive Medical Center, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 197 Ruijin Er Road, Shanghai 200025, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 21 6437 0045 ext 600907, Email
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- Department of Gastroenterology
- Correspondence: Jie Zhong, Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 197 Ruijin Er Road, Shanghai 200025, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 21 6437 0045 ext 600907, Email
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Ashur ST, Shah SA, Bosseri S, Morisky DE, Shamsuddin K. Illness perceptions of Libyans with T2DM and their influence on medication adherence: a study in a diabetes center in Tripoli. Libyan J Med 2015; 10:29797. [PMID: 26714569 PMCID: PMC4695620 DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v10.29797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Revised: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The surrounding environment influences the constitution of illness perceptions. Therefore, local research is needed to examine how Libyan diabetes patients perceive diabetes and how their perceptions influence their medication adherence. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted at the National Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology in Tripoli, Libya, between October and December 2013. A total of 523 patients with type 2 diabetes participated in this study. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection; this included the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire and the eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale. RESULTS The respondents showed moderately high personal control and treatment control perceptions and a moderate consequences perception. They reported a high perception of diabetes timeline as chronic and a moderate perception of the diabetes course as unstable. The most commonly perceived cause of diabetes was Allah's will. The prevalence of low medication adherence was 36.1%. The identified significant predictors of low medication adherence were the low treatment control perception (p=0.044), high diabetes identity perception (p=0.008), being male (p=0.026), and employed (p=0.008). CONCLUSION Diabetes illness perceptions of type 2 diabetic Libyans play a role in guiding the medication adherence and could be considered in the development of medication adherence promotion plans.
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- Sana Taher Ashur
- Department of Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
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- Department of Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- National Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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den Engelsen C, Vos RC, Rijken M, Rutten GEHM. Comparison of perceptions of obesity among adults with central obesity with and without additional cardiometabolic risk factors and among those who were formally obese, 3 years after screening for central obesity. BMC Public Health 2015; 15:1214. [PMID: 26644013 PMCID: PMC4672514 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2544-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Perceptions of illness are important determinants of health behaviour. A better understanding of perceptions of obesity might allow more effective interventions that challenge these perceptions through lifestyle modification programs. Although several studies have evaluated causal attributions with regard to obesity, other domains of illness perception, such as the perceived consequences of obesity and perceived controllability, have not yet been studied. The aim of the current study was to explore perceptions regarding causes, consequences, control, concerns and time course of obesity of centrally obese adults, with and without an elevated cardiometabolic risk and with or without weight loss, 3 years after screening for metabolic syndrome, and to compare these perceptions. METHODS Three groups were selected from a longitudinal study dependent on the baseline and 3-year follow-up profiles: individuals with central obesity and metabolic syndrome at both time points ('persistent cardiometabolic-risk group', n = 80), those with central obesity but without metabolic syndrome on either occasion ('persistent obese group', n = 63), and formerly obese individuals ('improved cardiometabolic-risk group', n = 49). Perceptions of obesity were assessed using an adapted version of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ, range 0-10). Chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis tests were performed to compare the 'persistent cardiometabolic risk' group with the other two groups with regard to patient characteristics and BIPQ scores. RESULTS Both males and females who improved their cardiometabolic risk perceived their obesity as shorter (median (IQR): 3.0 (4.0) vs. 6.0 (3.0), p < 0.001) and experienced greater personal control over their weight (7.0 (3.0) vs. 5.0 (3.0), p = 0.002) compared to those who did not improve. Females who improved their cardiometabolic risk experienced fewer identity and illness concerns, this was not found for males. Other scores did not differ between groups. CONCLUSION Obese adults with an improved cardiometabolic risk profile felt greater personal control and considered their obesity to be of shorter duration. Persistence of central obesity with additional cardiometabolic risk factors had a larger impact on female than male participants with respect to identity and illness concerns. Whether discussing 'personal control' is a favourable element in lifestyle intervention should now be assessed in the setting of a controlled trial.
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- Corine den Engelsen
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Huispostnr. STR.6.131, P.O. Box 85500, 3508, Utrecht, GA, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Huispostnr. STR.6.131, P.O. Box 85500, 3508, Utrecht, GA, The Netherlands.
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- NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Huispostnr. STR.6.131, P.O. Box 85500, 3508, Utrecht, GA, The Netherlands
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Stephens MH, Grey A, Fernandez J, Kalluru R, Faasse K, Horne A, Petrie KJ. 3-D bone models to improve treatment initiation among patients with osteoporosis: A randomised controlled pilot trial. Psychol Health 2015; 31:487-97. [PMID: 26513581 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2015.1112389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy of 3-D printed bone models as a tool to facilitate initiation of bisphosphonate treatment among individuals who were newly diagnosed with osteoporosis. DESIGN Fifty eight participants with estimated fracture risk above that at which guidelines recommend pharmacological intervention were randomised to receive either a standard physician interview or an interview augmented by the presentation of 3-D bone models. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Participants' beliefs about osteoporosis and bisphosphonate treatment, initiation of bisphosphonate therapy assessed at two months using self-report and pharmacy dispensing data. RESULTS Individuals in the 3-D bone model intervention condition were more emotionally affected by osteoporosis immediately after the interview (p = .04) and reported a greater understanding of osteoporosis at follow-up (p = .04), than the control group. While a greater proportion of the intervention group initiated an oral bisphosphonate regimen (alendronate) (52%) in comparison with the control group (21%), the overall initiation of medication for osteoporosis, including infusion (zoledronate), did not differ significantly (intervention group 62%, control group 45%, p = .19). CONCLUSION The presentation of 3-D bone models during a medical consultation can modify cognitive and emotional representations relevant to treatment initiation among people with osteoporosis and might facilitate commencement of bisphosphonate treatment.
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- Melika H Stephens
- a Department of Psychological Medicine , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- b Department of Medicine , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- c Auckland Bioengineering Institute , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- b Department of Medicine , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- a Department of Psychological Medicine , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- b Department of Medicine , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- a Department of Psychological Medicine , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand.,d Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Psychological Medicine , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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Jie B, Qiu Y, Feng ZZ, Zhu SN. Impact of disclosure of diagnosis and patient autonomy on quality of life and illness perceptions in Chinese patients with liver cancer. Psychooncology 2015; 25:927-32. [PMID: 26567897 DOI: 10.1002/pon.4036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Revised: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This prospective cohort study explored the impact of disclosure of diagnosis and patient autonomy on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and illness perceptions in Chinese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS Patients with HCC who were admitted for potentially curative treatments in a teaching hospital were recruited from August 2013 to July 2014. Patients were interviewed at admission regarding their HRQOL and their attitude towards disclosure of diagnosis. They were interviewed again regarding HRQOL and illness perceptions at discharge. RESULTS There were 218 patients recruited; 57.8% of them were aware of their cancer diagnosis (disclosed group). For 63.8% of the participants, their desire for disclosure or nondisclosure was satisfied (autonomy-satisfied group). When comparing the patients in the disclosed group with the patients who were uninformed, the patients in the disclosed group had higher scores for global HRQOL at discharge (p = 0.013) and higher scores on understanding of their illness regarding illness perceptions (p = 0.022). When comparing the patients in the 'autonomy-satisfied' group with the patients whose desire for disclosure was not satisfied, the patients in the autonomy-satisfied group had better emotional functioning and better global HRQOL at discharge (p < 0.001 and p = 0.001, respectively). Additionally, the patients in the autonomy-satisfied group had higher scores for personal control (p = 0.009) and lower scores for emotional reaction (p = 0.007) regarding illness perceptions, even after controlling for other confounding factors. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that for patients with HCC who have undergone potentially curative treatment, physicians should satisfy patients' desires for autonomy regarding the disclosure of their diagnosis. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Bin Jie
- Department of Behavioral Medicine, School of Psychology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Psychology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Epidemics and Statistics, Beijing University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Depression and anxiety symptoms in chronic pain are associated with adverse clinical outcomes, and appear highly related to patient's illness perceptions as well as with marital adjustment. This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of pain variables, marital adjustment and illness perceptions on depression and anxiety in patients with chronic pain. Two hundred patients were recruited from a pain unit in a public hospital in the north of Portugal. Patients completed a questionnaire that assessed illness perceptions (IPQ-Brief), marital adjustment (revised dyadic adjustment scale), depression and anxiety symptoms (hospital anxiety depression scale) and pain variables (pain intensity and pain disability index). Depression and anxiety symptoms were associated with pain intensity, pain-related disability, marital adjustment and illness perceptions. Results from hierarchical regression showed that illness perceptions contributed significantly to depression and anxiety symptoms over and above the effects of pain intensity, pain-related disability and marital adjustment, after controlling for gender. In multivariate analyses, pain intensity, pain-related disability and marital adjustment were uniquely related to depression and anxiety symptoms, whereas specific illness perceptions were uniquely related to depression symptoms (identity, treatment control, emotional response and coherence) and to anxiety symptoms (identity, emotional response and concern). Perceptions of greater symptomatology (identity) and of emotional impact, and lesser perceptions of treatment control and understanding of chronic pain (illness comprehensibility) were significantly associated with increased depression symptoms. Perceptions of greater symptomatology (identity), emotional impact and greater concern were associated with anxiety symptoms. These findings indicate that the contribution of illness perceptions was greater than that made by traditional covariates, and may therefore be a useful basis for future psychological interventions.
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- Eleonora C V Costa
- a Department of Psychology , Portuguese Catholic University , Praça da Faculdade 1, 4710-297 Braga , Portugal
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- a Department of Psychology , Portuguese Catholic University , Praça da Faculdade 1, 4710-297 Braga , Portugal
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- a Department of Psychology , Portuguese Catholic University , Praça da Faculdade 1, 4710-297 Braga , Portugal
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- b Applied Psychology Department, School of Psychology , University of Minho , Braga , Portugal
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Heyduck K, Bengel J, Farin-Glattacker E, Glattacker M. Adolescent and parental perceptions about asthma and asthma management: a dyadic qualitative analysis. Child Care Health Dev 2015; 41:1227-37. [PMID: 26283038 DOI: 10.1111/cch.12277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 06/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Considering that asthma management is a family affair - with specific challenges in adolescence - a better understanding of both adolescent and parental perspectives on asthma and its treatment are needed as these constructs may substantially account for variation in illness-related behaviour and functioning. The present study aimed to (1) explore adolescents' and caregivers' perceptions about asthma and asthma management and (2) examine congruence and dissimilarities within the adolescent-caregiver dyads. METHODS Data collection was conducted separately for adolescents and caregivers using a focus group approach for the adolescents and telephone interviews for parental data collection. In total, dyadic data from n = 15 adolescent patients with asthma (aged 11-17 years, M = 14.9) and their mothers (aged 37-55 years, M = 46.3) were considered in the study. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed in a dyad-focused multistep qualitative content analysis procedure using the software. RESULTS The results demonstrated high complexity in the perceptions among adolescents and mothers and reflected 113 specific themes that could be assigned to four main topics: asthma beliefs, representations of asthma treatment, perceptions about individual asthma management and perceptions about family asthma management. Dyadic analyses revealed congruence in the adolescent-caregiver dyads in most of the themes. However, we also found issues where divergent perceptions became evident including, for example, perceptions of asthma's general impact on adolescents' life or the question of who takes the main responsibility in asthma management. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents' and caregivers' perceptions were found to reflect a great variety of beliefs regarding the adolescents' illness and illness-related behaviour on both the individual and the family level. The study adds to the illness perceptions literature by providing a systemic perspective that was rather rarely presented in prior research.
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- K Heyduck
- Institute for Quality Management and Social Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Quality Management and Social Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Quality Management and Social Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Richardson AE, Morton R, Broadbent E. Caregivers' Illness Perceptions Contribute to Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients at Diagnosis. J Psychosoc Oncol 2015; 33:414-32. [PMID: 25996835 DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2015.1046011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This study investigated the contribution of patient and caregiver illness perceptions to the quality of life of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients. Ninety-eight patients and their caregivers (n = 80) completed questionnaires at diagnosis. Caregivers' illness perceptions were significantly more negative than patients with respect to consequences, timeline, treatment, concern, and the emotional impact of HNC. The interaction between some patient and caregiver illness perceptions explained additional variance in patient quality of life, above and beyond patients' own illness perceptions. These findings suggest that caregivers should be included in psychological interventions to improve HNC patient quality of life.
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- Amy E Richardson
- a Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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Verspaandonk J, Coenders M, Bleijenberg G, Lobbestael J, Knoop H. The role of the partner and relationship satisfaction on treatment outcome in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Psychol Med 2015; 45:2345-2352. [PMID: 25732090 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291715000288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) leads to a significant decrease in CFS-related symptoms and disability. The primary objective of this study was to explore whether partners' solicitous responses and patients' and partners' perceived relationship satisfaction had an effect on treatment outcome. METHOD The treatment outcome of a cohort of 204 consecutively referred patients treated with CBT was analysed. At baseline, CFS patients completed the Maudsley Marital Questionnaire. The Checklist Individual Strength subscale Fatigue and the Sickness Impact Profile total scores completed by CFS patients post-treatment were used as measures of clinically significant improvement. Partners completed the Family Response Questionnaire, the Maudsley Marital Questionnaire, the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, and the Causal Attribution List. Logistic regression analyses were performed with clinically significant improvement in fatigue and disability as dependent variables and scores on questionnaires at baseline as predictors. RESULTS Solicitous responses of the partner were associated with less clinically significant improvement in fatigue and disability. Partners more often reported solicitous responses when they perceived CFS as a severe condition. Patients' relationship dissatisfaction was negatively associated with clinically significant improvement in fatigue. CONCLUSIONS Partners' solicitous responses and illness perceptions at the start of the therapy can negatively affect the outcome of CBT for CFS. We emphasize the importance of addressing this in therapy.
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- J Verspaandonk
- Expert Centre for Chronic Fatigue, Radboud University Medical Centre,Nijmegen,The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences,Utrecht University,The Netherlands
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- Expert Centre for Chronic Fatigue, Radboud University Medical Centre,Nijmegen,The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Clinical Psychological Science,Maastricht University,The Netherlands and RINO Zuid,Postdoctoral Education Institute,Eindhoven,The Netherlands
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- Expert Centre for Chronic Fatigue, Radboud University Medical Centre,Nijmegen,The Netherlands
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Princip M, Koemeda M, Meister RE, Barth J, Schnyder U, Znoj H, Schmid JP, von Känel R. A picture paints a thousand words: Heart drawings reflect acute distress and illness perception and predict posttraumatic stress symptoms after acute myocardial infarction. Health Psychol Open 2015; 2:2055102915592091. [PMID: 28070360 PMCID: PMC5193314 DOI: 10.1177/2055102915592091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to examine whether heart drawings of patients with acute myocardial infarction reflect acute distress symptoms and negative illness beliefs and predict posttraumatic stress symptoms 3 months post-myocardial infarction. In total, 84 patients aged over 18 years drew pictures of their heart. The larger the area drawn as damaged, the greater were the levels of acute distress (r = 0.36; p < 0.05), negative illness perceptions (r = 0.42, p < 0.05), and posttraumatic stress symptoms (r = 0.54, p < 0.01). Pain drawings may offer a tool to identify maladaptive cognitions and thus patients at risk of posttraumatic stress disorder.
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- Mary Princip
- Inselspital-University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland; University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Inselspital-University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland; University of Bern, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Inselspital-University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland; University of Bern, Switzerland; Clinic Barmelweid, Switzerland
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Lee BO, Chien CS, Hung CC, Chou PL. Effects of an in-hospital nursing intervention on changing illness perceptions in patients with injury. J Adv Nurs 2015; 71:2540-50. [PMID: 26105004 DOI: 10.1111/jan.12716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a nursing intervention in changing the illness perceptions of injured patients. BACKGROUND Illness perceptions have been found to be among the important patient outcomes after an injury. Research has suggested that a designed intervention might be an effective means of shaping injured patients' illness perceptions. DESIGN An experimental study design was employed. METHODS A total of 82 injured patients completed this study, with 42 in the experimental group and 40 in the control group. Data were collected from 2011-2013. A trained nurse practitioner delivered an in-hospital nursing intervention according to self-regulatory theory. The outcome measure was the change in illness perceptions of injury among the patients as measured by the Chinese Illness Perception Questionnaire Revised-Trauma (the Chinese IPQ-R-Trauma), which comprises eight subscales. The experimental and control groups were followed up via telephone survey 3 months after discharge. The generalized estimating equations were used to analyse the data. RESULTS The results showed statistically significant differences on two subscales of the Chinese IPQ-R-Trauma, Identity and Controllability, before and after the intervention. Results for the remaining six subscales did not change significantly. The findings indicate that the intervention resulted in a decrease in injury-related physical symptoms and in increases in positive perceptions among patients about controlling their postinjury condition. CONCLUSIONS This nursing intervention led to changes in patients' illness perceptions and potentially improved the patients' self-regulation after their injuries. Future research can be conducted to enhance the effectiveness of the intervention protocol.
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- Bih-O Lee
- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chia-Yi Campus, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Electrical Engineering, Sothern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chia-Yi Campus, Taiwan
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- School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
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Morgan C, McBeth J, Cordingley L, Watson K, Hyrich KL, Symmons DPM, Bruce IN. The influence of behavioural and psychological factors on medication adherence over time in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a study in the biologics era. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2015; 54:1780-91. [PMID: 25972390 PMCID: PMC4571488 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate levels of self-reported adherence to biologic treatment and establish the contribution of demographic, physical and psychological factors to biologic medication adherence in an RA cohort. METHODS Adalimumab-treated patients were recruited through the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register for RA between May 2007 and April 2009. Demographic and baseline psychological measures including illness and medication beliefs were collected. Disease activity (28-item DAS), physical function (HAQ) and quality of life (36-item Short Form Health Survey) were also measured at baseline and at 6, 12 and 18 months. Adherence was assessed at each follow-up using the patient self-completed Compliance Questionnaire for Rheumatology (CQR). Multilevel mixed effects modelling analysis was performed to investigate predictors of adherence. RESULTS Of the 329 Adalimumab-treated patients included, low adherence (CQR score <65) was reported in 23%, with 41% reporting low adherence at at least one time point. After controlling for age and disease duration, factors independently predictive of increased adherence were increased belief in medication necessity, with baseline effect diminishing over time [β coefficient 1.68 (s.e. 0.19), P = 0.0001], lower medication concerns [0.50 (0.15), P = 0.001], with this effect remaining throughout follow-up, increased professional or family member support [0.81 (0.32), P = 0.01], strong views of illness being chronic [0.32 (0.14), P = 0.025] and increased treatment control [0.41 (0.19), P = 0.032]. CONCLUSION Wider recognition of the importance of psychological factors, particularly medication beliefs, in driving medication adherence could have substantial clinical and health economic benefits in RA. The psychological factors we have identified are putative targets for strategies to improve adherence in RA.
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- Catharine Morgan
- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele
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- Institute of Inflammation & Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre and
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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Klok T, Kaptein AA, Brand PLP. Non-adherence in children with asthma reviewed: The need for improvement of asthma care and medical education. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2015; 26:197-205. [PMID: 25704083 DOI: 10.1111/pai.12362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Adherence to daily inhaled corticosteroid therapy is a key determinant of asthma control. Therefore, improving adherence to inhaled corticosteroids is the most effective method through which healthcare providers can help children with uncontrolled asthma. However, identifying non-adherent patients is difficult, and electronic monitoring is the only reliable method to assess adherence. (Non-)adherence is a complex behavioural process influenced by many interacting factors. Intentional barriers to adherence are common; driven by illness perceptions and medication beliefs, patients and parents deliberately choose not to follow the doctor's recommendations. Common non-intentional barriers are related to family routines, child-raising issues, and to social issues such as poverty. Effective interventions improving adherence are complex, because they take intentional and non-intentional barriers to adherence into account. There is evidence that comprehensive, guideline-based asthma self-management programmes can be successful, with excellent adherence and good asthma control. Patient-centred care focused on healthcare provider-patient/parent collaboration is the key factor determining the success of guided self-management programmes. Such care should focus on shared decision-making as this has been shown to improve adherence and healthcare outcomes. Current asthma care falls short because many physicians fail to adhere to asthma guidelines in their diagnostic approach and therapeutic prescriptions, and because of the lack of application of patient-centred health care. Increased awareness of the importance of patient-centred communication and increased training in patient-centred communication skills of undergraduates and experienced attending physicians are needed to improve adherence to daily controller therapy and asthma control in children with asthma.
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- Ted Klok
- Department of Paediatric Pulmonology and Allergology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Princess Amalia Children's Center, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, the Netherlands
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- Unit of Psychology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Princess Amalia Children's Center, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, the Netherlands.,UMCG Postgraduate School of Medicine, University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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van der Have M, Brakenhoff LKPM, van Erp SJH, Kaptein AA, Leenders M, Scharloo M, Veenendaal RA, van der Heijde DMFM, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Hommes DW, Fidder HH. Back/joint pain, illness perceptions and coping are important predictors of quality of life and work productivity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a 12-month longitudinal study. J Crohns Colitis 2015; 9:276-83. [PMID: 25547976 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jju025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Back and joint pain are the most common extraintestinal symptoms reported by patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We assessed the impact of back/joint pain, illness perceptions, and coping on quality of life (QOL) and work productivity in patients with IBD. METHODS Our cohort included 155 IBD patients with and 100 without arthropathy. Arthropathy was defined as daily back pain for ≥3 months and/or peripheral joint pain and/or joint swelling over the last year. At baseline and at 12 months, patients completed questionnaires on the extent of back/joint pain, IBD disease activity, illness perceptions, coping, QOL, and work productivity. The impact of back/joint pain, illness perceptions and coping on QOL and work productivity was determined, using linear mixed models. RESULTS In total, 204 IBD patients (72% Crohn's disease, 40% male, mean age 44 ± 14 years) completed questionnaires at both time points. At both time points, IBD patients with back/joint pain reported a significantly lower QOL and work productivity compared with IBD patients without back/joint pain. Predictors of low QOL were back/joint pain (β = -1.04, 95% confidence interval [CI] -1.40, -0.68), stronger beliefs about the illness consequences (β = -0.39, 95% CI -0.59, -0.18) and emotional impact of IBD (β = -0.47, 95% CI -0.66, -0.28), and the coping strategy 'decreasing activity' (β = -0.26, 95% CI -0.48, -0.03). Predictors of work productivity were back/joint pain (β = 0.22, 95% CI 0.07, 0.37) and illness consequences (β = 0.14, 95% CI 0.06, 0.22). CONCLUSION Back/joint pain, illness perceptions, and coping are significant predictors of QOL and work productivity, after controlling for disease activity.
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- Mike van der Have
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Section of Medical Psychology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Section of Medical Psychology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands Centre for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, UCLA Health System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Predictors of breast cancer worry in healthy women remain unclear. Healthy women less than 50 years (N = 857) completed measures of family history, anxiety, absolute and comparative risk perceptions, illness perceptions, and breast cancer worry. Regression analyses revealed that having a family history of breast cancer, greater anxiety, higher absolute risk perceptions and negative illness perceptions predicted 45 per cent of the variance in breast cancer worry. Risk perceptions also partially mediated the relationship between illness perceptions and worry. This study provides novel evidence that both illness and risk perceptions are predictors of breast cancer worry in younger women from the community.
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- Andrea Gibbons
- Royal Holloway, University of London, UK National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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Bridges HA, Smith MA. Mediation by illness perceptions of the association between the doctor-patient relationship and diabetes-related distress. J Health Psychol 2015; 21:1956-65. [PMID: 25663128 DOI: 10.1177/1359105315569094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The quality of the doctor-patient relationship has been shown to impact upon a number of health outcomes in diabetes, including psychological well-being. This cross-sectional study investigated illness perceptions as mediators of the association between the doctor-patient relationship and diabetes-related distress. Individuals with diabetes completed questionnaires which measured the perceptions of their relationship with their doctor, diabetes-related distress and illness perceptions. The association between doctor-patient relationship and diabetes-related distress was fully mediated by Personal Control, suggesting that the individuals' beliefs surrounding their capacity to control their diabetes mediate the association between the doctor-patient relationship and diabetes-related distress.
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Research about cardiac misconceptions has focused on identifying the most common erroneous beliefs and understanding their impact on patients' outcomes. However, less is known about the underlying structure of cardiac misconceptions and how they relate to other belief dimensions. The aims of the present study were: (a) to characterize illness perceptions and cardiac misconceptions in a sample of Myocardial Infarction (MI) patients; (b) to analyse the structure of an experimental Portuguese version of the York Cardiac Beliefs Questionnaire (YCBQ); and (c) to examine whether illness perceptions are likely to influence cardiac misconceptions. This cross-sectional study included 127 first-MI patients from both sexes, aged up to 70 years old. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were performed with AMOS. The main results showed that a two-dimension (stress avoidance and exercise avoidance) version of the YCBQ offered the best fit to the data. A significant impact of psychological attributions was observed on cardiac misconceptions, as well as a moderate impact of emotional response explaining 26% of the variance. Although exploratory, this study gives a significant contribution to research in this field, as clarification on the different concepts and the way they relate is needed. Our findings suggest that further investigation into the concepts of cardiac knowledge and cardiac misconceptions may have an important role in understanding health behaviours in the context of heart disease.
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Kotsis K, Voulgari PV, Drosos AA, Carvalho AF, Hyphantis T. Health-related quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a comprehensive review. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 2014; 14:857-72. [PMID: 25193010 DOI: 10.1586/14737167.2014.957679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a complex systemic rheumatological disease which often causes severe disability and impaired quality of life (QoL). We searched the PubMed/MEDLINE electronic database for available literature on QoL and its predictors in patients with AS. Recent evidence indicates that AS patients have poorer QoL compared to the general population, but similar to that of patients with other rheumatological disorders. Disease activity is one of the most powerful predictors of QoL, however latest advances in pharmacological treatment (namely, anti-TNF-α) along with physical exercise can minimize the effects of AS on QoL. Psychological distress symptoms contribute to impaired QoL both directly and indirectly by influencing disease activity. The impact of other psychosocial variables, however, is less studied and more prospective investigations are necessary, which could eventually lead to the development of psychosocial interventions that are personalized to this patient population.
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- Konstantinos Kotsis
- Department of Psychiatry, Division of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina 45110, Greece
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Fortenberry KT, Berg CA, King PS, Stump T, Butler JM, Pham PK, Wiebe DJ. Longitudinal trajectories of illness perceptions among adolescents with type 1 diabetes. J Pediatr Psychol 2014; 39:687-96. [PMID: 24934247 DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To examine development in illness perceptions of type 1 diabetes across adolescence and relationships with intelligence, diabetes responsibility, and diabetes outcomes. METHODS Illness perceptions were measured via the Illness Perceptions Questionnaire at 3 times, every 6 months in 213 adolescents (M age = 13.00; SD = 1.54) with type 1 diabetes. Intelligence and adolescents' perceived responsibility for diabetes were examined, and adolescents' report of adherence and quality of life (QOL), and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) from medical records addressed diabetes-related outcomes. RESULTS Linear growth models showed significant increases in perceptions of diabetes coherence, chronicity, consequences, personal and treatment control, and decreases in diabetes cyclicality and parental control across time. More favorable illness perceptions were generally associated with adolescent intelligence at baseline, more adolescent responsibility for management, better adherence and QOL, and lower HbA1c at each time point. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that adolescents develop complex illness perceptions, which are associated with better diabetes management.
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- Katherine T Fortenberry
- Department of Psychology, University of Utah and Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah and Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah and Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah and Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah and Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah and Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah and Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
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Hopman P, Rijken M. Illness perceptions of cancer patients: relationships with illness characteristics and coping. Psychooncology 2014; 24:11-8. [PMID: 24891136 DOI: 10.1002/pon.3591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Revised: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Illness perceptions have proven to be predictive of coping and adjustment in many chronically ill patients. However, insights into illness perceptions of cancer patients are scarce. The purpose of the present study was to explore how a heterogeneous sample of cancer patients perceive their illness. We also examined the relationships between cancer patients' illness perceptions, their illness characteristics, and their coping strategies. METHODS Participants were 325 cancer patients of a generic nationwide longitudinal panel study among cancer patients in the Netherlands. They completed the revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (Winter 2011/2012) and the Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale (Spring 2012). Analyses of variance and linear regression analyses were conducted. RESULTS Patients' views on the chronicity of cancer vary, but many believe their illness to be long-lasting. Furthermore, they strongly believe the cancer treatment to be effective. People with skin cancer experience relatively little negative consequences (p < 0.01). Recently treated patients experience more negative consequences (p < 0.001) and perceive their illness as more chronic (p < 0.01). Surprisingly, neither perceptions of treatment control nor perceptions of personal control are related to specific ways of coping. However, more passive ways of coping were more often found in patients who perceived their illness as long-lasting, more emotionally burdening, and having more negative consequences. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that cancer patients might benefit more from support to alleviate the perceived severity and threat of their illness rather than from (further) strengthening their control beliefs.
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- Petra Hopman
- Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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OBJECTIVES Illness perceptions are usually conceptualized using the self-regulatory model of illness. Although a few examinations of illness perceptions among Turkish language populations exist, the validity of the self-regulatory model of illness has never been confirmed for this population group. The aim of our study was to explore the validity of the self-regulatory model of illness in chronically ill Turkish migrants residing in Germany using diabetes mellitus type 2 as an example. METHODS Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 Turkish migrants with self-reported diabetes who were recruited through key persons. The core aspects of the qualitative data were extracted through a hermeneutic approach. Subsequently, a system of categories and sub-categories was developed by means of content analysis. RESULTS Seven distinct core dimensions of illness perceptions, each with a different number of sub-domains, could be identified in the sample. They comprised the perceived timeline of diabetes, its consequences, its causes, its controllability as well as the identity/coherence and the emotional response with respect to the condition. DISCUSSION As regards the conceptualization of illness perceptions, the dimensions identified are in line with the self-regulatory model of illness. Addressing illness perceptions through tailored interventions may contribute to improving health care and health outcomes in Turkish migrants.
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- Yüce Yilmaz-Aslan
- 1Department of Epidemiology and International Public Health, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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PURPOSE Hypertension treatment rates are disproportionately lower among Hispanics compared to non-Hispanic Whites and non-Hispanic Blacks. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among acculturation, health literacy, and illness perceptions of hypertension among Hispanics. DESIGN A cross-sectional correlational design was used, including 144 Hispanic adults with a self-reported diagnosis of hypertension. METHOD The instruments used included the Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics, the Newest Vital Sign instrument to measure health literacy, and the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire. RESULTS Significant relationships were found among acculturation, health literacy, and several illness perceptions (consequences, control, symptoms, and emotions). CONCLUSION Acculturation and health literacy play an important role in illness perceptions of hypertension among Hispanics. IMPLICATIONS Findings could be helpful in the development of tailored health promotion interventions to improve hypertension management among Hispanic adults.
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- Amelia Perez
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, USA
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Iskandarsyah A, de Klerk C, Suardi DR, Sadarjoen SS, Passchier J. Consulting a traditional healer and negative illness perceptions are associated with non-adherence to treatment in Indonesian women with breast cancer. Psychooncology 2014; 23:1118-24. [PMID: 24664984 DOI: 10.1002/pon.3534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Revised: 03/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to test the association between psychosocial factors and delay in uptake of treatment and treatment non-adherence in Indonesian women with breast cancer. METHODS Seventy consecutive patients with breast cancer who were treated at the Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Indonesia were recruited. They completed a demographic form, the non-adherence questionnaire, the Breast Cancer Knowledge Test, the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scales, the Satisfaction with Cancer Information Profile and the Distress Thermometer. RESULTS Seventeen (24%) out of 70 patients reported that they had delayed initiating treatment at the hospital, and nine (13%) out of 70 patients had missed two or more consecutive treatment sessions. In the bivariate analyses, we found no significant differences on any of the psychological variables between patients who delayed initiating treatment and those patients who did not, whereas patients who had missed two or more consecutive sessions had lower satisfaction with the type and timing of information provided and more negative illness perceptions than patients who had not missed their sessions. In multivariate regression analyses, consulting a traditional healer before diagnosis was associated with treatment delay (β = 1.27, p = 0.04). More negative illness perceptions (β = 0.10, p = 0.02) and whether a traditional healer had been consulted after diagnosis (β = 1.67, p = 0.03) were associated with missing treatment sessions. CONCLUSIONS Indonesian health professionals need to be aware of patients' negative illness perceptions and their unrealistic belief in traditional healers.
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- Aulia Iskandarsyah
- Department of Psychiatry, Section Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Clinical Psychology, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia
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Bonsaksen T, Haukeland-Parker S, Lerdal A, Fagermoen MS. A 1-year follow-up study exploring the associations between perception of illness and health-related quality of life in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2013; 9:41-50. [PMID: 24379660 PMCID: PMC3872010 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s52700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive respiratory disease with an increasing prevalence worldwide. Its potential consequences, including reduced function and reduced social participation, are likely to be associated with decreased health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, illness perceptions and self-efficacy beliefs may also play a part in determining HRQoL in persons with COPD. The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between illness perceptions, self-efficacy, and HRQoL in a sample of persons with COPD in a longitudinal perspective. The context of the study was a patient education course from which the participants were recruited. Data concerning sociodemographic variables, social support, physical activity, illness perceptions, general self-efficacy, and HRQoL were collected before the course started and 1 year after completion. Linear regression was used in the analyses. The results showed that less consequences and less symptoms (identity) were associated with higher physical HRQoL (PCS) at baseline and at 1-year follow-up. Less emotional response was similarly associated with higher mental HRQoL (MCS) at both time points. Lower self-efficacy showed a borderline significant association with higher PCS at baseline, but was unrelated to MCS at both time points. Self-efficacy showed no influence on the associations between illness perceptions and HRQoL. In conclusion, the study showed that specific illness perceptions had a stable ability to predict HRQoL in persons with COPD, whereas self-efficacy did not. The associations between illness perceptions and HRQoL were not mediated by self-efficacy.
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- Tore Bonsaksen
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Research Department, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, Norway ; Department of Nursing Science, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nursing Science, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway ; Department of Gastroenterology, Division of Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Graham CD, Weinman J, Sadjadi R, Chalder T, Petty R, Hanna MG, Turner C, Parton M, Maddison P, Radunovic A, Longman C, Robb Y, Bushby K, Hilton-Jones D, Rose MR. A multicentre postal survey investigating the contribution of illness perceptions, coping and optimism to quality of life and mood in adults with muscle disease. Clin Rehabil 2013; 28:508-19. [PMID: 24240060 DOI: 10.1177/0269215513511340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To replicate the finding that illness perceptions influence quality of life in adults with muscle disease and to explore the additional influence of coping and optimism on quality of life and mood. DESIGN A postal survey including questionnaires recording quality of life, mood, illness perceptions, optimism, coping and functional impairment. SETTING National Health Service muscle clinics in the United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS A convenience sample of adults with muscle disease. INTERVENTIONS Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Individualised Neuromuscular Quality of Life Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. RESULTS A total of 226 completed questionnaires were returned. Although functional impairment explained most of the variance in three out of eight quality of life domains, psychological factors explained greater amounts of variance (between 19% and 52% of variance) in all other quality of life domains and in both mood domains (between 45% and 48% of variance). Overall, illness perceptions explained much of the variance in quality of life and mood score (between 5% and 37% of variance), while coping (up to 8% of variance) and optimism (up to 15% of variance) explained smaller amounts of variance. CONCLUSION The results confirm that illness perceptions are associated with quality of life in muscle disease and suggest that they also influence mood. The addition of optimism and coping variables into the analysis yielded small increases in the proportions of variance in quality of life and mood which were explained. These results have implications for the composition of future psychological interventions.
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- Christopher D Graham
- 1Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
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OBJECTIVE To examine rates of suicidality in primary care patients with somatoform disorders and to identify factors that might help to understand and manage active suicidal ideation in these patients. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study screening 1645 primary care patients. In total, 142 patients fulfilled the criteria for a somatoform disorder. Suicidality and illness perceptions were assessed in these patients. RESULTS Of the 142 patients, 23.9% had active suicidal ideation during the previous 6 months; 17.6% had attempted to commit suicide in the past, the majority after onset of the somatoform symptoms. We tested two models with suicidal ideation as a dependent variable. In the first model, comorbid symptoms of depression (odds ratio [OR] = 1.17, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.03-1.33) and previous suicide attempts (OR= 3.02, 95% CI = 1.06-8.62) were significantly associated with suicidal ideation. Comorbid symptoms of anxiety did not yield significance. Illness perceptions and age of onset of the symptoms were then added to this model to test the role of somatoform-specific factors in addition to previous factors. In the complete model, comorbid symptoms of depression (OR = 1.15, 95% CI = 1.00-1.32) and dysfunctional illness perceptions (OR = 1.06, 95% CI = 1.01-1.11) were independently associated with active suicidal ideation, whereas the other factors did not yield significance. CONCLUSIONS According to our data, suicidality seems to be a substantial problem in primary care patients with somatoform disorders. Dysfunctional illness perceptions may play a vital role in the understanding and management of active suicidal ideation in these patients, in addition to more established factors.
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Tasmoc A, Hogas S, Covic A. A longitudinal study on illness perceptions in hemodialysis patients: changes over time. Arch Med Sci 2013; 9:831-6. [PMID: 24273565 PMCID: PMC3832830 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2013.38678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2013] [Revised: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Self-regulatory theory explains how patients' illness representations influence self-management behavior. The aim of this study was to examine the changes that occur in disease perceptions after 6 years in hemodialysis patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 81 clinically stable patients (53.6% males, meanage 54 ±12.54 years, mean hemoglobin level 11 ±1.52 g/dl, mean Kt/V 1.49 ±0.21) who were treated with hemodialysis three times weekly completed questionnaires on illness representations in 2005, and then at follow-up, in December 2011, 47 patients. IPQ-R (Illness Perceptions Questionnaire-Revised) was used to assess patients' illness perceptions. RESULTS After a long period of years (6 years), patients had a stronger perception of a chronic course of the disease (timeline; p < 0.001), considered hemodialysis more efficient in controlling end stage renal disease (ESRD) (treatment control; p < 0.05), considered that their disease had less serious consequences for their life (consequences; p < 0.05), and also registered a less intense emotional response to their illness (emotional representation; p < 0.05). Two of the seven components of illness representations (personal control, cyclical symptoms) remained unchanged. Treatment control perceptions were also predictive of mortality after controlling for covariates (age, gender, dialysis vintage, blood hemoglobin level and Kt/V) (HR = 0.13, 95% CI: 0.02-0.75, p = 0.022). CONCLUSIONS Our results show that patients' illness perceptions vary over a significantly long follow-up period, in the sense of having more optimistic views towards their illness perceptions.
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- Alexandra Tasmoc
- Dialysis and Renal Transplantation Center, “Dr.C.I. Parhon” University Hospital Iasi, Romania
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- Dialysis and Renal Transplantation Center, “Dr.C.I. Parhon” University Hospital Iasi, Romania
- Nephrology Department, “Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania
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- Dialysis and Renal Transplantation Center, “Dr.C.I. Parhon” University Hospital Iasi, Romania
- Nephrology Department, “Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania
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Abubakari AR, Jones MC, Lauder W, Kirk A, Anderson J, Devendra D, Naderali EK. Ethnic differences and socio-demographic predictors of illness perceptions, self-management, and metabolic control of type 2 diabetes. Int J Gen Med 2013; 6:617-28. [PMID: 23935384 PMCID: PMC3735275 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s46649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Objectives This study investigated ethnic differences in diabetes-specific knowledge, illness perceptions, self-management, and metabolic control among black-African, black-Caribbean,and white-British populations with type 2 diabetes. The study also examined associations between demographic/disease characteristics and diabetes-specific knowledge, illness perceptions, self-management, and metabolic control in each of the three ethnic groups. Design Cross-sectional Setting Diabetes/retinal screening clinics in Hackney and Brent, London. Methods Black-African, black-Caribbean and white-British populations with type 2 diabetes were asked to participate. Questionnaires measuring demographic/disease characteristics, diabetes-specific knowledge, self-management, and illness perceptions were used for data collection. Data for glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and microvascular complications were obtained from medical records. Ethnic differences in diabetes-related measures were estimated using analysis of variance/covariance. Multiple regression techniques were used to determine relationships between demographic/disease characteristics and measured diabetes-related outcomes. Results Three hundred and fifty-nine patients participated in the study. White-British participants had high diabetes-specific knowledge compared to their black-African and black-Caribbean counterparts. Black-Africans reported better adherence to self-management recommendations than the other ethnic groups. Compared to the white-British patients, black-African and black-Caribbean participants perceived diabetes as a benign condition that could be cured. Educational status and treatment category were determinants of diabetes-specific knowledge in all three ethnic groups. However, different demographic/disease characteristics predicted adherence to self-management recommendations in each ethnic group. Conclusion Clearly, there is disease (diabetes) knowledge-perception variation between different ethnic groups in the UK which may partly influence overall disease outcome. It is plausible to recommend screening, identifying, and dispelling misconceptions about diabetes among ethnic minority patients by health care professionals as well as emphasizing the importance of self-management in managing chronic diseases such as diabetes.
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Schoormans D, Mulder BJM, van Melle JP, Pieper PG, van Dijk APJ, Sieswerda GT, Hulsbergen-Zwarts MS, Plokker THWM, Brunninkhuis LGH, Vliegen HW, Sprangers MAG. Illness perceptions of adults with congenital heart disease and their predictive value for quality of life two years later. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2013; 13:86-94. [PMID: 23524630 DOI: 10.1177/1474515113481908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND To improve patients' quality of life (QoL) we need to identify modifiable determinants, such as illness perceptions. Patients' illness perceptions are known to regulate emotional responses and health-behaviour. Illness perceptions comprise several components: consequences, control, coherence, changeability and emotional representations. AIMS To examine (a) the relation between patient characteristics and illness perceptions, and (b) the independent predictive value of illness perceptions for future QoL. METHODS A longitudinal study in 845 patients with congenital heart disease was conducted. Patients completed three questionnaires: the IPQ-R (illness perceptions) and two years later the SF-36 and TAAQOL-CHD (QoL). Linear regression analyses were performed relating illness perceptions to patient characteristics (sex, age, disease complexity and functional status) and QoL. RESULTS Patients with a complex defect or poor functional status reported poor illness perceptions. Independent of patient characteristics, poor illness perceptions (i.e. a strong belief that the illness has severe consequences; a weak belief that you have a coherent illness understanding and that the illness can be controlled by treatment; and a strong belief that the illness is changeable and causes negative emotions) were predictive of future QoL. CONCLUSION Illness perceptions independently predict QoL, suggesting that QoL may be improved by altering patients' beliefs about their illness. For example, increasing patients' knowledge regarding their disease and informing them about treatment opportunities may enhance their QoL.
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- Dounya Schoormans
- 1Department of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Fraenkel L, Falzer P, Fried T, Kohler M, Peters E, Kerns R, Leventhal H. Measuring pain impact versus pain severity using a numeric rating scale. J Gen Intern Med 2012; 27:555-60. [PMID: 22081365 PMCID: PMC3326111 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1926-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2011] [Revised: 10/04/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Routine assessments of pain using an intensity numeric rating scale (NRS) have improved documentation, but have not improved clinical outcomes. This may be, in part, due to the failure of the NRS to adequately predict patients' preferences for additional treatment. OBJECTIVE To examine whether patients' illness perceptions have a stronger association with patient treatment preferences than the pain intensity NRS. DESIGN Single face-to-face interview. PARTICIPANTS Outpatients with chronic, noncancer, musculoskeletal pain. MAIN MEASURES Experience of pain was measured using 18 illness perception items. Factor analysis of these items found that five factors accounted for 67.1% of the variance; 38% of the variance was accounted for by a single factor labeled "pain impact." Generalized linear models were used to examine how NRS scores and physical function compare with pain impact in predicting preferences for highly effective/high-risk treatment. KEY RESULTS Two hundred forty-nine subjects agreed to participate. Neither NRS nor functioning predicted patient preference (NRS: χ2 = 1.92, df = 1, p = 0.16, physical functioning: χ2 = 2.48, df = 1, p = 0.11). In contrast, pain impact was significantly associated with the preference for a riskier/more effective treatment after adjusting for age, comorbidity, efficacy of current medications and numeracy (χ2 = 4.40, df = 1, p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS Tools that measure the impact of pain may be a more valuable screening instrument than the NRS. Further research is now needed to determine if measuring the impact of pain in clinical practice is more effective at triggering appropriate management than more restricted measures of pain such as the NRS.
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- Liana Fraenkel
- VA CT Healthcare System, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Sawicki GS, Sellers DE, Robinson WM. Associations between illness perceptions and health-related quality of life in adults with cystic fibrosis. J Psychosom Res 2011; 70:161-7. [PMID: 21262419 PMCID: PMC3052880 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2010] [Revised: 05/18/2010] [Accepted: 06/08/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this work was to examine the relationship between illness perception, health status, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a cohort of adults with cystic fibrosis (CF). METHODS In the Project on Adult Care in Cystic Fibrosis, we administered five subscales (Illness Consequences, Illness Coherence, Illness Timeline--Cyclical, Personal Control, and Treatment Control) of the Illness Perception Questionnaire--Revised (IPQ-R). Multivariable linear regression analyses explored the associations between illness perception, health status, symptom burden, and physical and psychosocial HRQOL, as measured by various domains of the Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire--Revised (CFQ-R). RESULTS Among the 199 respondents (63% female; mean age, 36.8 ± 10.2 years), IPQ-R scores did not differ on age, gender, or lung function. In multivariable regression models, neither clinical characteristics nor physical or psychological symptom burden scores were associated with CFQ-R physical domains. In contrast, higher scores on Illness Consequences were associated with lower psychosocial CFQ-R scores. Higher scores on the Illness Coherence and Personal Control scales were associated with higher psychosocial CFQ-R scores. CONCLUSION Adults with CF report a high understanding of their disease, feel that CF has significant consequences, and endorse both personal and treatment control over their outcomes. Illness perceptions did not vary with increased age or worsening disease severity, suggesting that illness perceptions may develop during adolescence. Illness perceptions were associated with psychosocial, but not physical, aspects of HRQOL. Efforts to modify illness perceptions as part of routine clinical care and counseling may lead to improved quality of life for adults with CF.
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- Gregory S. Sawicki
- Children’s Hospital Boston, Division of Respiratory Diseases, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Center for Applied Ethics, Education Development Center, Inc., 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA, 02458, USA
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- Center for Applied Ethics, Education Development Center, Inc., 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA, 02458, USA
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Stack RJ, Bundy C, Elliott RA, New JP, Gibson JM, Noyce PR. Patient perceptions of treatment and illness when prescribed multiple medicines for co-morbid type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2011; 4:127-35. [PMID: 21779144 PMCID: PMC3138144 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s17444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Illness and treatment perceptions are vital for people self-managing co-morbid conditions with associated cardiovascular disease, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, perceptions of a co-morbid condition and the use of multiple medicines have yet to be researched. This study investigated the illness and treatment perceptions of people with co-morbid T2D. The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (repeated for T2D, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia) and the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire Specific Concerns Scales (repeated for Oral hypoglycemic agents, anti-hypertensive medicines, and statins) were sent to 480 people managing co-morbid T2D. Data on the number of medicines prescribed were collected from medical records. Significantly different perceptions were found across the illnesses. The strongest effect was for personal control; the greatest control reported for T2D. Illness perceptions of T2D differed significantly from perceptions about hyperlipidemia. Furthermore, illness perceptions of T2D also differed from perceptions of hypertension with the exception of perceptions of illness severity. Hypertension and hyperlipidemia shared similar perceptions about comprehensibility, concerns, personal control, and timeline. Significant differences were found for beliefs about treatment necessity, but no difference was found for treatment concerns. When the number of medicines was taken as a between-subjects factor, only intentional non-adherence, treatment necessity beliefs, and perceptions of illness timeline were accounted for. Co-morbid illness and treatment perceptions are complex, often vary between illnesses, and can be influenced by the number of medicines prescribed. Further research should investigate relationships between co-morbid illness and treatment perception structures and self-management practices.
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- Rebecca J Stack
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Correspondence: Rebecca Stack, School of Immunity and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK, Tel +44 121 4146787, Fax +44 121 4146794, Email
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- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Salford Royal Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester UK
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Munson MR, Floersch JE, Townsend L. Attitudes Toward Mental Health Services and Illness Perceptions Among Adolescents with Mood Disorders. Child Adolesc Social Work J 2009; 26:447-466. [PMID: 19834581 PMCID: PMC2761688 DOI: 10.1007/s10560-009-0174-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The present study describes how adolescents perceive their mood disorders (MD; e.g., acute vs. chronic) and their attitudes toward mental health services. The study also explores the relationships between demographics, clinical characteristics, perceptions of illness and attitudes. Finally, we examine the psychometric properties of the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (Moss-Morris et al. in Psychology & Health 17(1):1-16, 2002). Seventy adolescents were recruited from the greater Cleveland area. Structured interviews were conducted utilizing standardized instruments. Results show that adolescents with MD have fairly positive attitudes, with Caucasian youth reporting more positive attitudes than their nonwhite ounterparts. Illness perceptions were related to psychological openness and indifference to stigma. Implications are discussed.
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- Michelle R. Munson
- Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Rutgers University School of Social Work, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
- Center for Education and Research on Mental Health Therapeutics, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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Cabassa LJ, Lagomasino IT, Dwight-Johnson M, Hansen MC, Xie B. Measuring Latinos' perceptions of depression: a confirmatory factor analysis of the Illness Perception Questionnaire. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol 2008; 14:377-384. [PMID: 18954174 PMCID: PMC3018754 DOI: 10.1037/a0012820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This study examined the psychometric properties of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire adapted for a clinical sample of low-income Latinos suffering from depression. Participants (N = 339) were recruited from public primary care centers. Their average age was 49.73 years and the majority was foreign born females of either Mexican or Central American descent. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the factor structure of this measure. Construct and discriminant validity and internal consistency were evaluated. After the elimination of three items because of low factor loadings (< .40) and the specification of seven error covariances, a revised model composed of 24 items had adequate goodness-of-fit indices and factor loadings, supporting construct validity. Each of the subscales reported satisfactory internal consistency. Intercorrelations between the 5 illness perception factors provided initial support for the discriminant validity of these factors in the context of depression. The establishment of the psychometric properties of this adapted measure will pave the way for future studies examining the role illness perceptions play in the help seeking and management of depression among Latinos.
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- University of Southern California
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Brown C, Battista DR, Sereika SM, Bruehlman RD, Dunbar-Jacob J, Thase ME. Primary care patients' personal illness models for depression: relationship to coping behavior and functional disability. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2007; 29:492-500. [PMID: 18022042 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2006] [Revised: 07/11/2007] [Accepted: 07/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The applicability and clinical utility of Leventhal et al.'s model of illness cognition were evaluated in depressed primary care patients. The intercorrelations of illness beliefs and the mediational effects of coping behavior on these beliefs were also evaluated. Moderating effects of coping behaviors were explored. METHODS Baseline evaluations of demographic information, depression diagnoses, depressive symptom severity, self-reported psychosocial and physical functioning, medical comorbidity, illness beliefs and depression coping strategies were obtained from 191 primary care patients receiving antidepressant medication for the treatment of depression. RESULTS Patients' beliefs about depressive symptoms, causes, duration as well as controllability and the consequences of these symptoms are described. Leventhal et al.'s mediational model was partially supported for the outcome of psychosocial functioning. Coping behavior did not mediate the relationship between illness beliefs and physical functioning. The relationships between participants' beliefs about the cause, controllability and duration of depressive symptoms were mediated by the use of behavioral disengagement, venting or self-blame as a strategy to cope with depression. In addition, use of acceptance, religious coping or behavioral disengagement moderated the relationship between beliefs about the cause of depression (i.e., environment or chance or medical illness) and psychosocial functioning. CONCLUSIONS Illness models for depression are important determinants of functioning in depressed primary care patients. These beliefs and coping behaviors are potentially modifiable and could be the target of interventions to decrease functional impairment in depressed patients.
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- Keith J Petrie
- Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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Grace SL, Krepostman S, Brooks D, Arthur H, Scholey P, Suskin N, Jaglal S, Abramson BL, Stewart DE. Illness perceptions among cardiac patients: relation to depressive symptomatology and sex. J Psychosom Res 2005; 59:153-60. [PMID: 16198188 PMCID: PMC2919555 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2004] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study examined cardiovascular disease (CVD) illness perceptions and how they relate to depressive symptomatology among women and men. METHODS Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients at two hospitals were approached, and 661 consented to participate (504 men, 157 women; 75% response rate). Participants completed a survey including the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ). RESULTS Women perceived a significantly more chronic course (P<.001) and more cyclical episodes (P<.05) than men did, while men perceived greater personal control (P<.001) and treatability (P<.05) than women did. Participants perceived diet, heredity, and stress as the greatest CVD causes. For women (F=5.49, P<.001), greater depressive symptomatology was significantly related to younger age (P<.05), lower activity status (P<.001), and perceiving a chronic time course (P<.01). For men (F=7.68, P<.001), greater depressive symptomatology was significantly related to being non-white (P<.05), lower activity status (P<.001), less exercise behavior (P=.01), and three illness perceptions, namely, perceiving a chronic course (P<.05), greater consequences (P<.001), and lower treatability (P<.05). CONCLUSION Women, compared with men, are more likely to attribute CVD to causes beyond their control and to perceive CVD as a chronic, untreatable condition. Illness perceptions were related to depressive symptomatology, which suggests that interventions to reframe these perceptions may be warranted to improve emotional health in the context of CVD.
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- Sherry L Grace
- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3.
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