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Yang X, Li Y, Lin J, Zheng J, Xiao H, Chen W, Huang F. Fear of recurrence in postoperative lung cancer patients: Trajectories, influencing factors and impacts on quality of life. J Clin Nurs 2024; 33:1409-1420. [PMID: 37908060 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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AIMS To investigate the trajectory, influencing factors and dynamic relationships between fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) and quality of life (QOL) in lung cancer patients. DESIGN Prospective longitudinal study. METHODS Longitudinal data from 310 lung cancer patients across three hospitals in China were assessed at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively (T1 -T4 ). Descriptive statistics characterised patient demographics, clinical characteristics, levels of FCR and QOL. A linear mixed-effects model was employed to analyse FCR trajectories, identify influencing factors on these trajectories, and predict the impact of FCR on QOL. RESULTS FCR changed significantly over time, with a slight decrease during T1 -T2 , an increase at T3 and gradual decline at T4 . Higher fear levels were associated with female sex, suburban or rural residency, being a family breadwinner, presence of comorbidities and negative coping behaviours, and low family resilience. QOL negatively correlated with FCR, and FCR predicted lower QOL. CONCLUSIONS At 3 and 6 months postoperatively, lung cancer patients, especially women, suburban or rural residents, family breadwinners, those with comorbidities, negative coping behaviours and low family resilience, reported high levels of FCR. Healthcare providers should pay special attention to lung cancer patients especially during the period of 3-6 months post-surgery and offer tailored interventions to improve their QOL. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION AND PATIENT CARE Understanding the FCR trajectories, its influencing factors and its negative impacts on QOL can guide the development of targeted interventions to reduce fear and enhance well-being in patients with cancer. IMPACT Identifying the trajectories and influencing factors of fear of lung cancer recurrence in patients at different time points informs future research on targeted interventions to improve QOL. REPORTING METHOD The study adhered to the guidelines outlined in the Statement on Reporting Observational Longitudinal Research.
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- Xiaoyan Yang
- School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China
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- School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian, China
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- School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Nursing, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Ng DWL, So SCY, Fielding R, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Kwong A, Suen D, Wong L, Fung SWW, Chun OK, Fong DYT, Chan S, Molasiotis A, So WKW, Lam WWT. Return to work, work productivity loss and activity impairment in Chinese breast cancer survivors 12-month post-surgery: a longitudinal study. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1340920. [PMID: 38463159 PMCID: PMC10920332 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1340920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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Introduction Existing evidence of returning-to-work (RTW) after cancer comes predominately from Western settings, with none prospectively examined since the initial diagnostic phase. This study prospectively documents RTW-rate, time-to-RTW, work productivity loss, and activity impairment, within the first-year post-surgery among Chinese women with breast cancer (BCW) and identify potential causal co-variants. Methods This observational longitudinal study followed 371 Chinese BCW who were employed/self-employed at the time of diagnosis at 4-week post-surgery (baseline). RTW-status and time-to-RTW were assessed at baseline (T1), 4-month (T2), 6-month (T3), and 12-month (T4) post-baseline. WPAI work productivity loss and activity impairment were assessed at T4. Baseline covariates included demographics, medical-related factors, work satisfaction, perceived work demand, work condition, RTW self-efficacy, B-IPQ illness perception, COST financial well-being, EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 physical and psychosocial functioning, and HADS psychological distress. Results A 68.2% RTW-rate (at 12-month post-surgery), prolonged delay in RTW (median = 183 days), and significant proportions of T4 work productivity loss (20%), and activity impairment (26%), were seen. BCW who were blue-collar workers with lower household income, poorer financial well-being, lower RTW self-efficacy, poorer job satisfaction, poorer illness perception, greater physical symptom distress, impaired physical functioning, and unfavorable work conditions were more likely to experience undesired work-related outcomes. Discussion Using a multifactorial approach, effective RTW interventions should focus on not only symptom management, but also to address psychosocial and work-environmental concerns. An organizational or policy level intervention involving a multidisciplinary team comprising nurses, psychologists, occupational health professionals, and relevant stakeholders in the workplace might be helpful in developing a tailored organizational policy promoting work-related outcomes in BCW.
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- Danielle Wing Lam Ng
- LKS Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Centre for Psycho-Oncology Research and Training, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Jockey Club Institute of Cancer Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Centre for Psycho-Oncology Research and Training, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Jockey Club Institute of Cancer Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Centre for Psycho-Oncology Research and Training, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Jockey Club Institute of Cancer Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- University Medical Center Leipzig, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, The University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Surgery, Tung Wah Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Surgery, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Surgery, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Surgery, United Christian Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- College of Arts, Humanities and Education, University of Derby, Derby, United Kingdom
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- The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Centre for Psycho-Oncology Research and Training, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Jockey Club Institute of Cancer Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Luo X, Zhang N, Guo L, Zhou L, Jiang H, Cui RS. Comprehensive needs, social support, and disease perception in lung cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a cross-sectional study. Support Care Cancer 2024; 32:166. [PMID: 38372773 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08348-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the comprehensive needs of lung cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors and to explore the relationships between comprehensive needs and social support and disease perception, moreover, to analyse associated factors of comprehensive needs. METHODS The study was conducted in a teaching hospital in Jiaxing Province, China. A total of 141 patients with lung cancer completed a battery of self-report questionnaires, including the Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool in Cancer for Patients (CNAT), Social Supportive Rating Scale (SSRS), Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ), and demographic and clinical characteristics questionnaire. RESULTS The level of comprehensive needs was highest in the domain "medical demand" (42.17 ± 26.57), and the item with the highest level of comprehensive needs was "I need information about the financial support for my medical expenses" (2.00 ± 1.07). Statistically significant correlations were identified between the comprehensive needs score, social support, and disease perception. The multiple regression analysis showed that immunotherapy course, whether irAEs occur, social support, and disease perception were factors influencing patients' comprehensive needs. CONCLUSIONS The most prevalent needs in lung cancer patients were found in the "medical needs" domain. Additionally, immunotherapy course, whether irAEs occur, disease perception, and social support were associated with comprehensive needs among lung cancer patients. It is essential to combine the associated factors to accurately evaluate patient needs. We should pay more attention to proposing the comprehensive measures for these patients and providing more individualized supportive care during the lengthy treatment period.
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- Xiaoyan Luo
- Department of Nursing, Medical College, Jiaxing College, No.899, Guangdome Road, Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, South Zhonghuan Road, Jiaxing, 1882314001, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Nursing, Medical College, Jiaxing College, No.899, Guangdome Road, Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Nursing, Medical College, Jiaxing College, No.899, Guangdome Road, Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Nursing, Medical College, Jiaxing College, No.899, Guangdome Road, Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Nursing, Medical College, Jiaxing College, No.899, Guangdome Road, Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Gosak L, Stiglic G. Cognitive and Emotional Perceptions of Illness in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:199. [PMID: 38255089 PMCID: PMC10815883 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12020199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) affects a patient's physical, social, and mental well-being. Perceptions of the illness are linked to quality of life. The aim of this study was to assess illness perception in patients diagnosed with T2DM and to validate the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire in the Slovenian language. A cross-sectional study involved 141 patients diagnosed with T2DM. We performed a content analysis of the questionnaire and estimated the S-CVI, I-CVI, kappa coefficient. We also used Cronbach's alpha to assess the reliability. Participants did not have a very threatening perception of T2DM, but being overweight and having cardiovascular disease were significant contributors to a more threatening perception. The most frequently indicated factors influencing the onset and development of T2DM were heredity and genetics, stress and other psychological distress, and poor and inadequate nutrition. I-CVI ranged from 0.833 to 1.00, while the kappa is greater than 0.74, confirming the excellent validity of the questions. The content validity assessment of the questionnaire further confirms that the questionnaire is suitable for use with the target population in Slovenia. The questionnaire proved to be a valid and reliable tool that can be used to assess the relationship between illness perception and self-management of T2DM.
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- Lucija Gosak
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia;
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia;
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
- Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK
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Hou J, Fu R, Jiang T, Yu NX. Dyadic typology of illness perceptions in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Serodiscordant couples. J Psychosom Res 2024; 176:111563. [PMID: 38103280 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Illness perceptions direct coping resources in the illness adaptation process. Previous studies regarding illness perception profiles have been conducted at the individual level, without considering the couple as a unit. This study aimed to investigate the dyadic topologies of illness perceptions in HIV-serodiscordant couples and the association between the identified profiles and individual- and couple-level outcomes. METHODS A comprehensive examination was undertaken, encompassing 231 Chinese HIV-serodiscordant couples, who voluntarily participated in this cross-sectional study during the period spanning June to October 2022. To discern various patterns of illness perception, dyadic latent profile analyses were performed, followed by the implementation of one-way analyses of variance to investigate outcome differences at both the individual and couple levels across the identified profiles. RESULTS We identified three distinct profiles of illness perception, namely the incongruent-but-low, congruent-but-high, and incongruent-and-high profiles. Except for the partner's sex (p < .01, Cramer' v = 0.214) and the education levels of persons living with HIV and their partners (both p < .01, Cramer' v = 0.236 for persons living with HIV and 0.198 for partners), no significant demographic differences across the various profiles were found. Furthermore, we observed significant differences in all outcomes among the different couple profiles (all p < .001). These differences were of medium-to-large magnitudes (partial η2 values ranging from 0.07 to 0.22). CONCLUSION A couple-centered typological approach provides a useful way of identifying the couple's configuration of illness perceptions, which will inform the provision of tailor-made treatment for couples with different profiles.
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- Jianhua Hou
- Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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- Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for HIV/AIDS Research, Clinical and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China.
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Ginnerup-Nielsen E, Bandak E, Bartholdy C, Henriksen M, Wæhrens EE. Validity of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire in people with knee pain: a Rasch analysis. Scand J Rheumatol 2024; 53:63-71. [PMID: 37751331 DOI: 10.1080/03009742.2023.2256089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ) is a frequently used measure of illness perception (IP). The aim of this study was to explore the psychometric properties of the questionnaire when used in elderly people with knee pain. METHOD Based on data from the Frederiksberg Cohort on elderly people reporting knee pain (N = 836), the psychometric properties of the eight B-IPQ items (1 'Consequences', 2 'Timeline', 3 'Personal control', 4 'Treatment control', 5 'Identity', 6 'Concern', 7 'Coherence', and 8 'Emotions') were analysed using Rasch analysis to establish whether the questionnaire provides reliable and valid measures of IP. RESULTS Threshold disordering was found on the 1-10 rating scale in all items. When rescaling to a 0-2 rating scale, disordering was resolved in six items. Item goodness-of-fit analyses revealed that two items displayed underfit misfit and four items overfit misfit; hence, the B-IPQ does not present unidimensionality. The person separation index indicated that items separate respondents into only two IP levels. Finally, floor and ceiling effects were found, indicating that the B-IPQ may not fully describe the extent of IP in this population. CONCLUSION The 1-10 rating scale used in the Danish B-IPQ targeting knee pain is suboptimal, while a 0-2 scale improves the psychometric properties of the scale. The B-IPQ does not present unidimensionality and the use of a sum score is therefore not recommended when assessing IP. The B-IPQ may not cover the extent of IP in elderly people with knee pain.
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- E Ginnerup-Nielsen
- The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Önder C, Bakirarar B. Evaluating the Turkish validity and reliability of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire in periodontal diseases. PeerJ 2023; 11:e16065. [PMID: 37719126 PMCID: PMC10501379 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Background The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ) is a widely used multifactorial scale that assesses the individuals' perceptions of illness. Although there are studies investigating the psychometric properties of the Brief IPQ in many languages, the Turkish version of Brief IPQ on periodontal diseases has not been revealed so far. This study aimed to evaluate the Turkish validity and reliability of the Brief IPQ and contribute to the literature. It is also aimed to evaluate the patients' illness perception with periodontal disease and to reveal the possible effects of the disease on the patients' daily life. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted with 209 patients with periodontal diseases (137 gingivitis and 72 periodontitis cases). Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical periodontal measurements of all patients were recorded. The Turkish versions of the Brief IPQ and the HAD Scale were applied to the patients via face-to-face. The construct validity was determined using confirmatory factor analysis. Test-retest reliability and internal consistency were performed using ICC test and Cronbach's alpha, respectively. The concurrent validity was determined by using Spearman's correlation coefficient. Results The confirmatory factor analysis showed that the scale has one factor. The Spearman's correlation coefficient results were found 0.843 and 0.854 for concurrent validity. Cronbach's alpha value of the scale was 0.944 in the internal consistency analysis. ICC value was found to be 0.987 for test-retest reliability. Floor/ceiling effects were considered not to be present. Conclusions It was found that the Turkish version of The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire is valid and reliable. Brief IPQ may be used to determine the illness perception in patients with periodontal diseases.
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- Canan Önder
- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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Cai Y, Zhang Y, Cao W, Guo VY, Deng Y, Luo L, Shen J, Zhu Y, Chen X, Yang X, Hou F, Li J. Preliminary Validation of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire for Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in China. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2469. [PMID: 37761666 PMCID: PMC10530590 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11182469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a common and highly malignant cancer in southern China. It is important to accurately assess the illness perception of nasopharyngeal carcinoma according to the common-sense model of self-regulation. The purpose was to validate the Chinese version of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire for patients with Nasopharyngeal carcinoma. A cross-sectional survey of 631 patients with Nasopharyngeal carcinoma was conducted in Guangzhou, China. The reliability of the scale was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha. The factor structure was assessed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of each dimension. The EFA revealed that the 29-item self-rated scale has a seven-factor structure consistent with the original scale and explained 67.3% of the variance after extraction and rotation. The scale showed satisfactory reliability. The item-total correlations ranged from -0.16 to 0.64 (p < 0.05). The item-subscale correlations ranged from 0.46 to 0.91 (p < 0.05). The item-other subscale correlations ranged from -0.38 to 0.51 and from -0.21 to 0.56 (p < 0.05). Significant correlations were found between the timeline (acute/chronic) (r = 0.224, r = 0.166), consequences (r = 0.415, r = 0.338), timeline cyclical (r = 0.366, r = 0.284), emotional representations (r = 0.497, r = 0.465), personal control (r = -0.122, r = -0.134), treatment control (r = -0.135, r = -0.148), and illness coherence (r = -0.261, r = -0.213) subscales, and depression, anxiety (p < 0.05). The scale revealed acceptable reliability, factorial validity, and construct validity. It could be used to assess the illness representations of Chinese patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
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- Yuqi Cai
- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China (J.L.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Education, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China (J.L.)
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China (J.L.)
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China (J.L.)
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China (J.L.)
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China (J.L.)
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China (J.L.)
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China (J.L.)
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- Shenzhen Kangning Hospital/Shenzhen Mental Health Center, Shenzhen 518020, China
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China (J.L.)
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Salafia C, Bellizzi KM, Ligus K, Fritzson E, Park CL. Perceived negative consequences of cancer and psychological distress in survivors: the moderating role of social support. J Cancer Surviv 2023:10.1007/s11764-023-01444-8. [PMID: 37606815 PMCID: PMC11018111 DOI: 10.1007/s11764-023-01444-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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PURPOSE Many cancer survivors experience psychological distress at some point during their care. The degree to which individuals perceive negative consequences of cancer has been associated with psychological distress, including anxiety and depression. Identifying psychosocial factors that buffer the effects of illness perceptions on distress may provide a target for intervention to improve the psychological health of cancer survivors. As such, the present study aimed to examine whether social support moderates the relationship between perceived negative consequences of cancer and psychological distress. METHODS The current longitudinal study of 413 cancer survivors (64% female, 58% breast cancer, Mage = 59.68, SD = 11.41) examined social support as a potential moderator of the relationship, hypothesizing that greater overall perceived social support would buffer the relationship between perceived negative consequences of cancer and subsequent symptoms of anxiety and depression. RESULTS Perceived negative consequences of cancer predicted anxiety and depression over time (p < .05), but social support had a buffering effect on the perceived negative consequences of cancer-anxiety relationship (β = - .20, p < .001) as well as the perceived negative consequences of cancer-depression relationship (β = - .11, p < .05). CONCLUSION Results suggest that social support is a protective factor over time against the pathway of illness perceptions leading to psychological distress among cancer survivors. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS Interventions that improve social support in cancer survivors may attenuate psychological distress and help support these individuals in their survivorship journey.
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- Caroline Salafia
- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut, 348 Mansfield Road, U-1058, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
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- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut, 348 Mansfield Road, U-1058, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut, 348 Mansfield Road, U-1058, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut, 348 Mansfield Road, U-1058, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, U-1020, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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Muellers KA, Harris YT, Wisnivesky JP, Lin JJ. Assessing the Effect of Cancer Diagnosis on Beliefs about Comorbid Diabetes. Semin Oncol Nurs 2023; 39:151436. [PMID: 37137768 PMCID: PMC10524088 DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Increasingly, patients diagnosed with cancer also live with chronic comorbidities, and it is important to understand the impact of a new cancer diagnosis on perceptions about preexisting conditions. This study assessed the effect of cancer diagnosis on beliefs about comorbid diabetes mellitus and assessed changes in beliefs about cancer and diabetes over time. DATA SOURCES We recruited 75 patients with type 2 diabetes who were newly diagnosed with early-stage breast, prostate, lung, or colorectal cancer and 104 age-, sex-, and hemoglobin A1c-matched controls. Participants completed the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire four times over 12 months. The authors examined within-patient and between-group differences in cancer and diabetes beliefs at baseline and over time. RESULTS Overall, diabetes beliefs did not differ between cancer patients and controls at baseline. Cancer patients' beliefs about diabetes varied significantly over time; they reported less concern about cancer, less emotional effect, and greater cancer knowledge over time. Participants without cancer were significantly more likely to report that diabetes affected their life across all time points, though this effect did not persist after adjustment for sociodemographic variables. CONCLUSION While all patients' diabetes beliefs were similar at baseline and 12 months, cancer patients' beliefs about both illnesses fluctuated during the months following cancer diagnosis. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE Oncology nurses can play a key role in recognizing the effects of cancer diagnosis on beliefs about comorbid conditions and fluctuations in these beliefs during treatment. Assessing and communicating patient beliefs between oncology and other practitioners could produce more effective care plans based on patients' current outlook on their health.
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- Kimberly A Muellers
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; Department of Psychology, Pace University, New York, New York.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Great Neck, New York
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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Li Z, Zhang Y, Pang Y, He Y, Song L, Wang Y, He S, Tang L. The mediating effect of somatic symptom disorder between psychological factors and quality of life among Chinese breast cancer patients. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1076036. [PMID: 37252145 PMCID: PMC10213318 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1076036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Objective We conducted this cross-sectional study to explore the mediating and predicting role of somatic symptom disorder (SSD) between psychological measures and quality of life (QOL) among Chinese breast cancer patients. Methods Breast cancer patients were recruited from three clinics in Beijing. Screening tools included the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the General Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7), the Health Anxiety Scale (Whiteley Index-8, WI-8), the Somatic Symptom Disorder B-Criteria Scale (SSD-12), the Fear of Cancer Recurrence scale (FCR-4), the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ-8), and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B). Chi-square tests, nonparametric tests, mediating effect analysis, and linear regression analysis were used for the data analysis. Results Among the 264 participants, 25.0% were screened positive for SSD. The patients with screened positive SSD had a lower performance status, and a greater number of patients with screened positive SSD received traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) (p < 0.05). Strong mediating effects of SSD were found between psychological measures and QOL among patients with breast cancer after adjusting for sociodemographic variables as covariates (p < 0.001). The range of the percentage mediating effects was 25.67% (independent variable = PHQ-9) to 34.68% (independent variable = WI-8). Screened positive SSD predicted low QOL in physical (B = -0.476, p < 0.001), social (B = -0.163, p < 0.001), emotional (B = -0.304, p < 0.001), and functional (B = -0.283, p < 0.001) well-being, as well as substantial concerns caused by breast cancer (B = -0.354, p < 0.001). Conclusion Screened positive SSD had strong mediating effects between psychological factors and quality of life among breast cancer patients. Additionally, screened positive SSD was a significant predictor of lower QOL among breast cancer patients. Effective psychosocial interventions for improving QOL should consider the prevention and treatment of SSD or integrated SSD caring dimensions for breast cancer patients.
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Park H, Kim KE, Moon E, Kang T. Psychometric Properties of Assessment Tools for Depression, Anxiety, Distress, and Psychological Problems in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review. Psychiatry Investig 2023; 20:395-407. [PMID: 37253465 DOI: 10.30773/pi.2022.0316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Various and accurate psychiatric assessments in patients with breast cancer who frequently suffer from psychological problems due to long-term survivors are warranted. This systematic review aimed to investigate the current evidence on psychometric properties of psychiatric assessment for evaluating psychological problems in breast cancer patients. METHODS This systematic review progressed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guideline. Four electronic databases such as Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature were searched. This study protocol was registered on Open Science Framework. RESULTS Of the 2,040 articles, 21 papers were finally included. Among them, only five studies showed the performance of psychiatric assessment tools. Among 13 assessment tools used in the selected articles, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Distress Thermometer (DT), or Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale was frequently used for the evaluation of psychological problems. The DT and Psychosocial Distress Questionnaire-Breast Cancer showed acceptable performances for the prediction of depression and anxiety assessed by the HADS. CONCLUSION This systematic review found psychiatric assessment tools with acceptable reliability and validity for breast cancer patients. However, comparative studies on reliability and validity of various scales are required to provide useful information for the selection of appropriate assessment tools based on the clinical settings and treatment stages of breast cancer. Joint research among the fields of psychiatry and breast surgery is needed for research to establish the convergent, concurrent, and predictive validity of psychiatric assessment tools in breast cancer patients.
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- Heeseung Park
- Breast Cancer Clinic, Busan Cancer Center, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Breast Cancer Clinic, Busan Cancer Center, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Breast Cancer Clinic, Busan Cancer Center, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Cai Q, Jin M, Li X, Zhang J, Xu Q, Ye L, Lyu Q. Effect of illness perceptions on asthma control and quality of life amongst adult outpatients with asthma in China. BMC Psychol 2023; 11:68. [PMID: 36907916 PMCID: PMC10009986 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-023-01097-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigated the influence of illness perceptions and other risk factors related to poor asthma control and quality of life in adult outpatients with asthma in China. METHODS Patients with a confirmed asthma diagnosis were recruited from the outpatient clinic at Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University in Shanghai. Sociodemographic, psychological, and asthma related variables were assessed in all participants. Patients' illness perceptions, medication adherence, asthma control, and quality of life were assessed using validated questionnaires, such as the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS-A), the Asthma Control Test, and the Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire. Multiple linear regressions and logistic regressions were used to examine the associations between illness perceptions, medication adherence behaviors, and disease outcome (i.e., asthma control and quality of life). RESULTS A total of two hundred thirty-one (231) outpatients with asthma were included in this cross-sectional study, 80 of whom (34.6%) had asthma that was uncontrolled. Patients who perceived their life (β = - 0.197, p < 0.001) and emotions (β = - 0.294, p < 0.001) as severely affected by the illness were more likely to have a lower quality of life, findings that were statistically significant. Also, patients who believed they had a higher degree of personal control over their illness (β = 0.333, p < 0.001), and had better medication adherence (β = 0.250, p < 0.001) were found to have a better quality of life. CONCLUSION Our study indicated that illness perceptions and medication adherence have a significant impact on disease outcome. Both of these factors should be considered when determining the best health care practices or constructing a predictive intervention model for patients with uncontrolled asthma.
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- Qingqing Cai
- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Department of Allergy, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China. .,Department of Allergy, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
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Tian X, Liao ZL, Yi LJ, Tang L, Chen GH, Jiménez Herrera MF. Efficacy and mechanisms of four-week MBSR on psychological distress in lung cancer patients: a single-center, single-blind, longitudinal, randomized controlled trial. Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs 2022; 10:100151. [PMID: 36406466 PMCID: PMC9667193 DOI: 10.1016/j.apjon.2022.100151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objective This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a 4-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program on psychological distress in patients with lung cancer and elucidate its mechanisms. Methods This single-center, single-blinded, longitudinal, randomized controlled trial was conducted on 175 patients with lung cancer randomly allocated to a 4-week MBSR or a waiting-list group. The efficacy and mechanisms of the 4-week MBSR program were evaluated by outcome measures at preintervention (T0), the immediate postintervention (T1), 1 month (T2), and 3 months (T3). We analyzed the collected data using the per-protocol set principle, independent sample t-test, repeated measure analysis of variance, and structural equation modeling. Results The 4-week MBSR program significantly alleviated psychological distress (F = 15.05, P < 0.001), decreased perceived stigma (F = 8.260, P = 0.005), improved social support (F = 16.465, P < 0.001), and enhanced mindfulness (F = 17.207, P < 0.001) compared with usual care at T1, T2, and T3. All variables significantly changed over time except for copying style (P = 0.250). The changes in social support, mindfulness, and perceived stigma mediated the efficacy of the 4-week MBSR program on psychological distress (β = −0.292, P = 0.005; β = −0.358, P = 0.005). Conclusions This study shows the benefits of the MBSR program for psychological distress, social support, mindfulness, and perceived stigma in patients with lung cancer. Also, it elucidates the mechanisms by which the MBSR program alleviates psychological distress by improving social support, enhancing mindfulness, and decreasing perceived stigma. The findings provide insights into applying the MBSR program to reduce psychological distress among patients with lung cancer.
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Chen Z, He G, Zhao Y, Han C, Xu L, Jian H, Chu Q, He Y. Symptom burden and emotional distress in advanced lung cancer: the moderating effects of physicians' communication skills and patients' disease understanding. Support Care Cancer 2022; 30:9497-9505. [PMID: 35971009 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07323-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE The elevated physical symptom burden in advanced lung cancer can disrupt patients' emotional well-being, and current literature suggests that physicians' good communication skills might be a buffer. However, little is known about for which group of patients this buffering effect is most effective. Based on a cross-sectional study in patients with advanced lung cancer, the present study examined whether the moderating effect of physicians' communication skills on the association between physical symptoms and emotional distress would further depend on patients' perceived disease understanding. METHODS Patients with advanced lung cancer (n = 199) completed a questionnaire including measures of physical symptoms related to lung cancer, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, perceptions of physicians' communication skills, and self-reported understanding of their disease. RESULTS Hierarchical regression analyses indicated a significant three-way interaction among physical symptoms, perceptions of physicians' communication skills, and perceived disease understanding on both anxiety and depression. Specifically, physicians' good communication skills exerted a buffering effect only for patients with lower levels of disease understanding. CONCLUSION Our findings indicate that improving physicians' communication skills may be especially beneficial for reducing the maladaptive emotional reactions to symptom burden for patients with limited disease understanding. When time and resources for communication are restricted, enhanced awareness and focused training may be directed at communicating with patients who possess limited knowledge about their disease.
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- Zhonglin Chen
- Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 241 West Huaihai Rd, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 227 South Chongqing Rd, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 241 West Huaihai Rd, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 241 West Huaihai Rd, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 241 West Huaihai Rd, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 241 West Huaihai Rd, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 227 South Chongqing Rd, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 227 South Chongqing Rd, Shanghai, 200025, China. .,Center for Health Technology Assessment, Shanghai Jiao Tong University China Hospital Development Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 227 South Chongqing Rd, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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Tian X, Tang L, Yi LJ, Qin XP, Chen GH, Jiménez-Herrera MF. Mindfulness Affects the Level of Psychological Distress in Patients With Lung Cancer via Illness Perception and Perceived Stress: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Front Psychol 2022; 13:857659. [PMID: 35465528 PMCID: PMC9022206 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.857659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Purpose The aims of the study were first to investigate the association between illness perception and psychological distress and second to determine whether mindfulness affects psychological distress via illness perception and perceived stress in patients with lung cancer. Methods Among 300 patients with lung cancer who participated in this cross-sectional study, 295 patients made valid responses to distress thermometer (DT), the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ), and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) between January and July 2021. The possible pathways of mindfulness affecting psychological distress were analyzed based on the structural equation modeling analysis. Results A total of 24.4% patients with lung cancer had DT > 4. Illness perception (β = 0.17, p = 0.002) and perceived stress (β = 0.23, p < 0.001) had a direct effect on psychological distress. Mindfulness had a direct effect on illness perception (β = -0.16, p = 0.006) and mindfulness indirectly influenced psychological distress (β = -0.04, p = 0.009) through affecting illness perception alone or simultaneously affecting both the illness perception and perceived stress in patients with lung cancer. Conclusion Lung cancer suffered from varying levels of psychological distress. Mindfulness may alleviate psychological distress by reducing the level of illness perception and perceived stress. We suggest developing a comprehensive factor model to clarify potential mechanisms of mindfulness on psychological distress due to the very low effect of mindfulness on psychological distress via illness perception and perceived stress.
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- Xu Tian
- Department of Nursing, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nursing, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jiaozuo People’s Hospital, Jiaozuo, China
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- Department of Nursing, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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She R, Lau MMC, Lau JTF. Potential joint effects of perceptions related to COVID-19 and future social development on depressive symptoms: a Chinese population-based study. J Ment Health 2022; 31:534-542. [PMID: 34994290 DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2021.2022612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant negative socio-political, economic, and psychological consequences. AIMS To investigate the impact of individual-level (illness representations of COVID-19) and structurally derived (anticipated social-political development in the economy, security, and social harmony in the next year) factors, and their potential moderation effects on depressive symptoms. METHODS An anonymous population-based telephone survey was conducted among the general public of Hong Kong, China during 3-10 April 2020 (n = 300, response rate 56%). Depressive symptoms were assessed by the validated Chinese version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. RESULTS Of the participants, 8.7% showed probable moderate-to-severe depression. Hierarchical linear regression models showed that illness representations of personal/treatment control and emotional responses and anticipated deterioration in social harmony were independently and significantly associated with depressive symptoms. Anticipated deterioration in security significantly moderated the associations between perceived consequence/treatment control of COVID-19 and depressive symptoms, such that the associations were stronger among people who anticipated a strong deterioration in security. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggested that perceptions of COVID-19 and future social-political development jointly and interactively contributed to depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health professionals and promotions should take the multiple-level mental health determinants into account.
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- Rui She
- Centre for Health Behaviours Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Centre for Health Behaviours Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Centre for Health Behaviours Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Influence of Diagnostic Informing on Negative Emotions, Illness Perception, Self-Perceived Burden, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Patients with Gastrointestinal Tumors. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2021; 2021:2568195. [PMID: 34691210 PMCID: PMC8528603 DOI: 10.1155/2021/2568195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Objective To investigate the influence of diagnostic informing on negative emotions, illness perception (IP), self-perceived burden (SPB), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with gastrointestinal tumors. Methods A total of 261 patients with gastrointestinal tumors admitted to our hospital from January 2018 to December 2020 were selected. According to whether the patients were informed of the disease diagnosis, they were divided into the informing group (n = 125) and the concealment group (n = 136). The self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), the self-rating depression scale (SDS), the brief illness perception questionnaire (BIPQ), the self-perceived burden scale (SPBS), and the PTSD checklist-civilian version (PCL-C) were used to investigate the two groups. Results The SAS and SDS scores of the informing group were lower than those of the concealment group (t = 7.853 and 6.444, P < 0.05). The total BIPQ score of the informing group was higher than that of the concealment group (t = -4.089, P < 0.05). The total SPBS score of the informing group was lower than that in the concealment group (t = 2.443, P < 0.05). The total PCL-C score of the informing group was lower than that of the concealment group (t = 2.173, P < 0.05). Conclusion Diagnosis informing can reduce the negative emotions, increase positive IP, and reduce the risk of SPB and PTSD in patients with gastrointestinal tumors.
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Griva K, Chia JMX, Goh ZZS, Wong YP, Loei J, Thach TQ, Chua WB, Khan BA. Effectiveness of a brief positive skills intervention to improve psychological adjustment in patients with end-stage kidney disease newly initiated on haemodialysis: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (HED-Start). BMJ Open 2021; 11:e053588. [PMID: 34548369 PMCID: PMC8458344 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Initiation onto haemodialysis is a critical transition that entails multiple psychosocial and behavioural demands that can compound mental health burden. Interventions guided by self-management and cognitive-behavioural therapy to improve distress have been variably effective yet are resource-intensive or delivered reactively. Interventions with a focus on positive affect for patients with end-stage kidney disease are lacking. This study will seek (1) to develop a positive life skills intervention (HED-Start) combining evidence and stakeholder/user involvement and (2) evaluate the effectiveness of HED-Start to facilitate positive life skills acquisition and improve symptoms of distress and adjustment in incident haemodialysis patients. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This is a single/assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial (RCT) to compare HED-Start to usual care. In designing HED-Start, semistructured interviews, a codesign workshop and an internal pilot will be undertaken, followed by a two-arm parallel RCT to evaluate the effectiveness of HED-Start. A total of 148 incident HD patients will be randomised using a 1:2 ratio into usual care versus HED-Start to be delivered in groups by trained facilitators between January 2021 and September 2022. Anxiety and depression will be the primary outcomes; secondary outcomes will be positive and negative affect, quality of life, illness perceptions, self-efficacy, self-management skills, benefit finding and resilience. Assessments will be taken at 2 weeks prerandomisation (baseline) and 3 months postrandomisation (2 weeks post-HED-Start completion). Primary analyses will use an intention-to-treat approach and compare changes in outcomes from baseline to follow-up relative to the control group using mixed-effect models. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethics approval was obtained from Nanyang Technological University Institutional Review Board (IRB-2019-01-010). Written informed consent will be obtained before any research activities. Trial results will be disseminated via publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference presentations and will inform revision(s) in renal health services to support the transition of new patients to haemodialysis. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT04774770.
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- Konstadina Griva
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- National Kidney Foundation Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Rias YA, Abiddin AH, Huda N, Handayani S, Sirait HS, Pien LC, Weng SF, Tsai HT. Psychometric Testing of the Bahasa Version of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire among Indonesians with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:9601. [PMID: 34574525 PMCID: PMC8469354 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18189601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ) has been recommended to validate illness perception. Nevertheless, this measurement has yet to be validated with an assessment of the construct and convergent validities and reliability in Indonesia. Our study aimed to psychometrically test the 8-item B-IPQ among Indonesians with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Data included 294 patients with T2DM with stratified multistage clustering. The 36-item Short Form Survey, 21-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, and fasting blood glucose (FBG) were used to examine convergence and divergence. The validity analysis included the construct and convergent validities with significant person correlations. Cronbach's alpha, composite reliability (CR), and average variance extracted (AVE) were used to assess reliability. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses indicated a multidimensional structure, including cognitive with a five-item structure and emotional illness representation with a three-item structure, with an acceptable goodness of model fit. The tool revealed good internal consistency for the cognitive, emotional, and overall domains and was positively moderately correlated with FBG, stress, anxiety, and depression but negatively correlated with the overall quality of life and mental and physical component scores. Findings provide empirical evidence that the Bahasa version of the B-IPQ showed adequate internal consistency, exploratory and confirmatory, and thus is valid and reliable for illness perception assessments among Indonesians with T2DM.
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- Yohanes Andy Rias
- Faculty of Health and Medicine, Institut Ilmu Kesehatan Bhakti Wiyata Kediri, College of Nursing, Kediri 64114, Indonesia;
- Post-Baccalaureate Program in Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan;
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- Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes Malang, Malang 65112, Indonesia;
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- Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Hang Tuah, Surabaya 60244, Indonesia;
- Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga Surabaya, Surabaya 60132, Indonesia
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- Nursing Program, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta 55162, Indonesia;
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- Post-Baccalaureate Program in Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 11031, Taiwan;
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Post-Baccalaureate Program in Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan;
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Crumpei-Tanasă I, Crumpei I. A Machine Learning Approach to Predict Stress Hormones and Inflammatory Markers Using Illness Perception and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 28:3150-3171. [PMID: 34436041 PMCID: PMC8395480 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol28040275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Psychosocial factors have become central concepts in oncology research. However, their role in the prognosis of the disease is not yet well established. Studies on this subject report contradictory findings. We examine if illness perception and quality of life reports measured at baseline could predict the stress hormones and inflammatory markers in breast cancer survivors, one year later. We use statistics and machine learning methods to analyze our data and find the best prediction model. Patients with stage I to III breast cancer (N = 70) were assessed twice, at baseline and one year later, and completed scales assessing quality of life and illness perception. Blood and urine samples were obtained to measure stress hormones (cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and inflammatory markers (c-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and fibrinogen). Family quality of life is a strong predictor for ACTH. Women who perceive their illness as being more chronic at baseline have higher ESR and fibrinogen values one year later. The artificial intelligence (AI) data analysis yields the highest prediction score of 81.2% for the ACTH stress hormone, and 70% for the inflammatory marker ESR. A chronic timeline, illness control, health and family quality of life were important features associated with the best predictive results.
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- Irina Crumpei-Tanasă
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, 700554 Iași, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University, 700115 Iași, Romania;
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Rajah HDA, Ting CQ, Ahmad M, Leong WC, Bhoo-Pathy N, Chan CMH. Reliability and Validity of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire in Bahasa Malaysia for Patients with Cancer. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2021; 22:2487-2492. [PMID: 34452562 PMCID: PMC8629479 DOI: 10.31557/apjcp.2021.22.8.2487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The main purpose of this study was to identify the psychometric properties and validate the Bahasa Malaysia version of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire among patients with cancer. METHODS A total of 129 newly diagnosed patients with cancer were consecutively sampled. Reliability and validity of the questionnaire were tested using translation validity, test-retest reliability, Principal Component Analysis, Cronbach's alpha coefficient for domains and item-total correlation. RESULTS The questionnaire indicates excellent test-retest reliability. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) revealed that Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) is 0.60 for the two-factor structure of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire of the Bahasa Malaysia version which consists of cognitive illness representation and emotional illness representation. CONCLUSION The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire in the Bahasa Malaysia version is a useful tool to use among patients with cancer in Malaysia context despite moderate psychometric properties. This is based on the premise that the questionnaire can be used as a quick tool to assess illness perceptions among Malaysian with cancer in routine oncology practice.
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- Harenthri Devy Alagir Rajah
- Faculty of Health Science, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Campus Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Faculty of Arts and Social Science, University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Perak, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Health Science, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Campus Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Health Science, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Campus Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Health Science, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Campus Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Duan D, Yang L, Zhang M, Song X, Ren W. Depression and Associated Factors in Chinese Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Without Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study. Front Public Health 2021; 9:605651. [PMID: 34123983 PMCID: PMC8192721 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.605651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been a globally public health problem over the past decades. The maintenance of physical and mental health is of importance for patients nowadays. Notably, depression is prevalent and associated with various adverse events in CKD patients without dialysis. Prior studies have reported that pain, negative illness perception, pain, and low self-esteem are potential risk factors of depression, while few studies have comprehensively investigated the mechanisms among these factors and depression among this population. Purpose: This study aims to investigate the prevalence of depression and further explore the factors associated with depression among CKD patients without dialysis in China. Design and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in patients with diagnosed CKD to investigate the prevalence of depression was by the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). The data on pain interference, illness perception, and self-esteem were also collected via self-administered questionnaires. A structural equation model (SEM) was used to examine the factors associated with depression. Main Findings: From June to October 2019, we successfully interviewed 334 CKD patients at the outpatient clinics. Their mean age was 45.6 years (ranging from 19 to 74 years), and 48.5% were male. Most respondents were at early CKD stages (77.5% stage 1–3) and the prevalence of depression was 22.2%. We found a moderate association between illness perception and depression, which was modified by self-esteem. Similar but weaker association was found between pain interference and depression. Conclusion and Recommendations: Negative illness perception, low self-esteem and severe pain interference were associated with depression among Chinese CKD patients without dialysis. Future studies are warranted to investigate the underlying mechanism and formulate the intervention strategies for this high-risk population.
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- Difei Duan
- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.,School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.,West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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Cai Q, Ye L, Horne R, Ye X, Xu Q, Jin M, Li X, Lyu Q. Medication adherence in adult Chinese patients with asthma: role of illness perceptions and medication beliefs. J Asthma 2021; 59:1445-1451. [PMID: 33941026 DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2021.1924773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the relationship between illness perceptions, medication beliefs, and self-reported adherence to inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy in adult Chinese patients with asthma. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the asthma outpatient clinic of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University (Shanghai, China) between October 2018 and September 2019. Illness perceptions, medication beliefs, and medication adherence were assessed using validated scales, specifically the Medication Adherence Report Scale for Asthma, Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire -Specific, and the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire. Spearman correlation and multiple logistic regression were used to determine the relationship among these factors. Results: A total of 234 patients were included in this study. Of this group, 99 (42.3%) participants were non-adherent to their ICS medication. Medication adherence correlated negatively with 'illness identity' (perceived symptom), 'emotional response' (perceived emotional effect) and concerns about medication (r=-0.16, -0.16 and -0.15, respectively, p < 0.05). After adjusting for illness perceptions, medication beliefs and demographics, beliefs about the necessity of medication (odds ratio [OR]: 1.14, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01-1.30), and emotional response to the disease (OR: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.80-0.99) were significantly associated with medication adherence in patients with asthma. CONCLUSION Beliefs about the necessity of medication and emotional response to the illness have a strong influence on self-reported medication adherence in adult patients with asthma in China. Interventions targeted adherence improvement among patients with asthma may be tailored to the individual's baseline perceptions and medication beliefs, and focus on modifying inaccurate illness perceptions and medication beliefs as the main targets.
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- Qingqing Cai
- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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Wang J, Yang Z, Zheng Y, Peng Y, Wang Q, Xia H, Wang Y, Ding J, Zhu P, Shang L, Zheng Z. Effects of illness perceptions on health-related quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in China. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2021; 19:126. [PMID: 33879176 PMCID: PMC8056365 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01770-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Objectives For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in China, little is known of how their illness perceptions affect their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The present study investigated associations between specific illness perceptions due to RA and HRQoL features. Methods For 191 patients with RA, illness perceptions were measured using the Brief Illness Perceptions Questionnaire (BIPQ) comprising 8 domains. HRQoL was determined with the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Multivariate linear regression analyses were performed. Results The overall BIPQ of patients with RA was 49.09 ± 11.06. The highest and lowest scores were for concern (9.15 ± 1.81) and personal control (4.30 ± 2.52), respectively. Multivariate stepwise regression analyses showed that the overall BIPQ was significantly negatively associated with each HRQoL feature, and HRQoL total score (β = − 0.343, P < 0.001, 95% CI − 7.080 to − 4.077). Positive associations between BIPQ features and HRQoL included personal control (β = 0.119, P = 0.004, 95% CI 2.857–14.194) and treatment control (β = 0.084, P = 0.029, 95% CI 0.640–12.391). Negative associations with HRQoL were identity (β = − 0.105, P = 0.034, 95% CI − 13.159 to − 0.430) and emotional response (β = − 0.207, P < 0.001, 95% CI − 18.334 to − 6.811). Conclusions Patients with RA in China perceive their illness in ways that affect their HRQoL. These results suggest that strategies that target these perceptions may improve the quality of life of these patients.
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- Juan Wang
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Health Statistics, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China.
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- Department of Health Statistics, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China.
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China.
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Zhang L, Wang J, Chen T, Tian M, Zhou Q, Ren J. Symptom Clusters and Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Patients Receiving Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy: The Mediating Role of Illness Perceptions. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:807974. [PMID: 35173639 PMCID: PMC8841507 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.807974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Although studies shows that symptom clusters and illness perceptions are negatively associated with quality of life (QoL), it is unclear how these variables of cervical cancer patients who receive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) relate to each other. This study aimed to identify the symptom clusters in cervical cancer patients who receive CCRT and evaluate the mediating effect of illness perceptions on the relationship between symptom clusters and QoL. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 286 cervical cancer patients receiving CCRT from October 2019 to October 2020. M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory, Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, and Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy-Cervix were applied to investigate the symptom clusters, illness perceptions and QoL of the participants, respectively. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted to identify symptom clusters. The relationships among symptom clusters, illness perceptions, and QoL were analyzed with the structural equation modeling. RESULTS A total of four symptom clusters were identified, including psychological status symptom cluster, therapy side-effect symptom cluster, sickness symptom cluster, and gastrointestinal symptom cluster (χ2 = 1,552.282, Df = 78, P < 0.001). Symptom clusters, illness perceptions, and QoL were significantly correlated. Symptom clusters had significant direct (β = -0.38, P < 0.001) and indirect effects (β = -0.21, P < 0.001) on QoL. CONCLUSION Illness perceptions played a significant mediating role between symptom clusters and QoL in cervical cancer patients receiving CCRT. Strategies like prompting effective symptom management for the purposes of alleviating illness perceptions may contribute to improving their QoL.
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- Lan Zhang
- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China.,Department of Health Psychology, School of Nursing, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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Karimi-Ghasemabad S, Akhbari B, Saeedi A, Talebian Moghaddam S, Nakhostin Ansari N. The Persian Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire: Validation in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain. ScientificWorldJournal 2021; 2021:3348011. [PMID: 34354548 PMCID: PMC8331304 DOI: 10.1155/2021/3348011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Illness perceptions may influence coping behaviors as well as treatment and recovery among patients with chronic pain including low back pain (LBP). These perceptions may vary across different conditions. The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) is used as an instrument to assess the patients' perception of illness. Although the BIPQ has been previously translated into Persian, its psychometric properties have not been evaluated among patients with chronic nonspecific LBP. The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the Persian BIPQ in patients with chronic nonspecific LBP. METHODS 116 patients with chronic nonspecific LBP with a mean (standard deviation) age of 36.4 years (10.7) participated in this cross-sectional study. Fifty patients were reexamined after 10 to 12 days for test-retest reliability. Internal consistency reliability, construct validity, concurrent criterion validity, and structural validity were evaluated. The concurrent validity was examined by using the Short Form-36 Health Survey. RESULTS There were no floor and ceiling effects. Cronbach's alpha for the total score was 0.90. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for test-retest reliability was 0.90. The standard error of measurement and the minimal detectable change was found to be 3.26 and 9.04, respectively. The convergent correlations confirmed the construct validity. The concurrent criterion validity was demonstrated by significant negative correlations with the SF-36. The Exploratory Factor Analysis produced the 2 factors (emotional illness representations and cognitive illness representations) with an eigenvalue >1.0 that jointly accounted for 58.86% of the total variance. CONCLUSION The Persian BIPQ is a reliable and 2-factor instrument and can be used for assessing illness perception in patients with chronic nonspecific LBP.
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- Sarvenaz Karimi-Ghasemabad
- 1Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
- 2Student Research Committee, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- 3Department of Physiotherapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- 4Department of Statistical Research and Information Technology, Institute for Research and Planning in Higher Education, Tehran, Iran
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- 5Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- 5Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- 6Research Center for War-Affected People, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Yang M, Xie J, Zhang H, Chen Y, Xie S, Peng R, Jia Y, Chen Y, Wang L. Qualitative Analyses of the Reasons Why Patients Do Not Attend Scheduled Inpatient Appointments in a Hospital in Guangzhou, China. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 2020; 13:2857-2865. [PMID: 33324123 PMCID: PMC7733034 DOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s280665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Exploration of the reasons why people miss scheduled inpatient appointments from the perspectives of patients. Methods Semi-structured interviews via telephone were conducted with patients who missed their inpatient appointments. Data were analyzed based on Colaizzi’s seven-step method. Results Twenty-five patients and five dependents were enrolled. Three themes were identified: practical barriers, lack of knowledge about the disease, and negative emotional responses. Personal social obligations, state of illness, financial issues and long waiting times were the main practical barriers preventing patients from attending their inpatient appointment. Patients’ perceptions of feasible self-solving symptoms, readily believing people around them, and a blindly optimistic attitude towards disease contributed to their insufficient knowledge about the disease. Negative emotional responses (eg, sense of fear and lack of trust in physicians) had a detrimental effect on inpatient attendance. Conclusion Three main factors contributed to non-attendance of inpatient appointments: practical barriers, lack of knowledge about disease, and negative emotional response. Our study provides new, valuable evidence on non-attendance of inpatient appointments in China. Our findings could offer meaningful insights into developing effective strategies to reduce non-attendance of inpatient appointments in other countries.
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- Mudi Yang
- School of Nursing, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.,Admission Management Center of Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Admission Management Center of Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Admission Management Center of Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Admission Management Center of Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Admission Management Center of Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Admission Management Center of Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Admission Management Center of Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Admission Management Center of Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Nursing, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.,Admission Management Center of Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Lin ECL, Weintraub MJ, Miklowitz DJ, Chen PS, Lee SK, Chen HC, Lu RB. The associations between illness perceptions and social rhythm stability on mood symptoms among patients with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord 2020; 273:517-523. [PMID: 32560948 PMCID: PMC9012307 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The association between illness perceptions and the effectiveness of patients' illness-management strategies has been supported across a range of medical and psychiatric disorders. Few studies have examined these variables or their association in bipolar disorder (BD). This study examined the main and interactive associations between illness perceptions and one important illness management strategy - social rhythms stability on mood symptom severity in adults with BD. METHODS A cross-sectional study with 131 patients with BD in Taiwan was conducted using clinician- and patient-rated mood symptoms, self-reported illness perceptions, and a measure of daily and nightly social rhythms. RESULTS Illness perceptions were associated with mood symptom severity, but social rhythms were not. Unfavorable illness perceptions (e.g., beliefs of experiencing more BD symptoms, having stronger emotional responses to the illness) were associated with more severe mood symptoms. Favorable illness perceptions (e.g., beliefs of being able to understand and control the illness) were associated with less severe mood symptoms, with personal control as the strongest correlate of mood symptom severity. Finally, social rhythm stability moderated the relationship between unfavorable illness perceptions and clinician-rated manic symptoms. LIMITATIONS The cross-sectional design limits our ability to make causal conclusions. Also, the effects pertain to patients in remission and may not generalize to more severely ill or hospitalized bipolar patients. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates that in patients with BD, illness perceptions are associated with symptom severity. Interventions to enhance favorable IPs and reduce unfavorable IPs may improve mood outcomes, particularly when patients have adopted regular social rhythms.
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- Esther Ching-Lan Lin
- Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University and Hospital, Taiwan.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCLA Semel Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCLA Semel Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University and Hospital, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Tsaotun Psychiatric Center, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tsaotun Township, Nantou County 542, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University and Hospital, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University and Hospital, Taiwan
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Questionnaire on Perception of Threat from COVID-19. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9041196. [PMID: 32331246 PMCID: PMC7230235 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9041196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The ravages caused by the disease known as COVID-19 has led to a worldwide healthcare and social emergency requiring an effective combined effort from everyone to reduce contagion. Under these circumstances, the perception of the disease is going to have a relevant role in the individual’s psychological adjustment. However, at the present time there is no validated instrument for evaluating adult perception of threat from COVID-19. Considering the importance of perception or representation of the disease in a state of social alert, our study intended to validate an instrument measuring the psychological process of the disease caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19). In view of the above, this study evaluated the factor structure and reliability of the version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ) for COVID-19 in a sample of adults. The sample consisted of 1014 Spanish adults (67.2% women and 32.8% men). The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a unidimensional model of the scale, which was the one that showed the best fit and explained 43.87% of the variance. This brief version has adequate psychometric properties and may be used to evaluate the perception of threat from COVID-19 in an adult Spanish population. The validation of this instrument contributes to progress in representation of COVID-19 in our culture.
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Cheng C, Yang C, Inder K, Chan SWC. Illness Perceptions, Coping Strategies, and Quality of Life in People With Multiple Chronic Conditions. J Nurs Scholarsh 2020; 52:145-154. [DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Cheng Cheng
- PhD candidate, School of Nursing and Midwifery, the University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia; Lecturer, Department of Nursing Bengbu Medical College Bengbu China
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- Head nurse, Department of Nursing the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College Bengbu China
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- Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery the University of Newcastle Callaghan Australia
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Valero-Moreno S, Lacomba-Trejo L, Casaña-Granell S, Prado-Gascó VJ, Montoya-Castilla I, Pérez-Marín M. Psychometric properties of the questionnaire on threat perception of chronic illnesses in pediatric patients. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2020; 28:e3242. [PMID: 32022154 PMCID: PMC7000189 DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.3144.3242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE the objective of the study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire in a sample of adolescents with chronic endocrine or pneumological conditions and to analyze the dimensionality and reduce the scale elaborating scales by sex and medical diagnosis. METHOD we evaluated 510 patients aged 9-16 years using the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. We carried out tests of reliability, construct and criterion validity and a comparison of means based on the diagnosis and socio-demographic variables. The reliability and validity analyses showed adequate psychometric properties for this scale, with better results obtained for a single dimension after eliminating 3 items. RESULTS adolescents with type 1 diabetes and girls were found to have an increased threat perception of their illness. Anxiety/depression was positively associated with the perception of illness. CONCLUSION this questionnaire is a useful and practical tool for evaluating adjustment to illness in pediatric patients.
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- Selene Valero-Moreno
- University of Valencia, Faculty of Psychology, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
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- University of Valencia, Faculty of Psychology, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
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- University of Valencia, Faculty of Psychology, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
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- University of Valencia, Faculty of Psychology, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
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Zhang Z, Yang L, Xie D, Wang Y, Bi L, Zhang T, Wang D, Shi H, Li G, Yu D. Illness perceptions are a potential predictor of psychological distress in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a 12-month prospective, longitudinal, observational study. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2019; 25:969-979. [PMID: 31868002 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2019.1707242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Depressive and anxiety symptoms are common psychiatric disorders among cancer patients. Among the 137 patients with NMIBC (Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder cancer), 101 patients who provided answers to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ) completed the 12-month longitudinal study. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the interactions between psychiatric problems and illness perceptions (IPs). Patients with NMIBC displayed less positive IPs and more negative IPs. IPs have explained 42.0% and 39.5% of the variance in anxiety at 3 and 12 months of follow-up. IPs have explained 41.4% and 45.5% of the variance in depressive symptoms at 3 and 12 months of follow-up. The results demonstrated IPs are significantly associated with psychological distress and taken as the potential predictor of psychological distress in patients with NIMBC. Interventions focusing on the modification of poor IPs may be feasible and effective in improving psychiatric disorders and quality of life among patients with NIMBC.
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- Zhiqiang Zhang
- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of General practice, the Second People's Hospital of Hefei city, Affiliated Hefei Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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Shim EJ, Jeong D, Song YW, Lee SH, Kim NJ, Hahm BJ. A network analysis of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire in patients with rheumatic diseases and human immunodeficiency virus infection. Psychol Health 2019; 35:838-853. [PMID: 31690118 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2019.1686150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Objective: To examine the construct of illness perception (IP) as measured by the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) using network analysis in patients with rheumatic diseases (RD) and with human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS).Design: Cross-sectional and multicentre survey.Main Outcome Measures: The BIPQ and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.Results: BIPQ network structures did not differ between patients with RD and HIV/AIDS. Community analysis identified two clusters: one comprised consequences, timeline, identity, concern and emotional response; and the other consisted of personal control, treatment control and comprehensibility. Centrality indices indicate that concern, consequences and emotional response are central dimensions of the BIPQ. Directed acyclic graph analysis revealed that concern was a dominant network item, activating emotional response, consequences, identity and comprehensibility. Emotional response and consequences were bridging items linking IP to anxiety and depression.Conclusion: Perceived impact of illness on life and emotion and illness concern are central dimensions of the BIPQ that link IP to anxiety and depression in patients with RD and HIV/AIDS. Care of patients with RD and HIV/AIDS may benefit from addressing IP, particularly concern, emotional response and consequences to prevent clinical anxiety and depression.
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- Eun-Jung Shim
- Department of Psychology, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Psychology, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Lee Y, Baek JM, Jeon YW, Im EO. Illness perception and sense of well-being in breast cancer patients. Patient Prefer Adherence 2019; 13:1557-1567. [PMID: 31571838 PMCID: PMC6754328 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s225561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The objective of the study was to explore breast cancer patients' illness perception, its relationship to perceived sense of well-being, and the role of perceived social support. METHODS Women with diagnosed breast cancer were recruited from the two university hospitals in South Korea between January and April 2018. The questionnaires included the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R) and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy for Breast cancer (FACT-B). A total of 321 participants' data was analyzed using descriptive analyses, multiple regression, and structural equation modeling. RESULTS Negative illness perception was greater in participants currently receiving chemotherapy (p=0.044) or had received chemotherapy in the past (p=0.006). Positive illness perception was lower in older participants (p=0.001) or those who had received chemotherapy (p=0.018). Negative illness perception had a direct effect on a low sense of well-being (p<0.001). Perceived social support had a significant mediation effect on the relationship between negative/positive illness perception and sense of well-being (p<0.001). CONCLUSION Significant relationships between illness perception and sense of well-being were observed in breast cancer patients. Strengthening patients' perceived social support would be helpful in improving their sense of well-being.
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- Yaelim Lee
- Department of Nursing, Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: Yaelim Lee Department of Nursing, Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul06974, Republic of KoreaTel +82 10 9950 2731 Email
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- Department of Surgery, Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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de Rooij BH, Thong MS, van Roij J, Bonhof CS, Husson O, Ezendam NPM. Optimistic, realistic, and pessimistic illness perceptions; quality of life; and survival among 2457 cancer survivors: the population-based PROFILES registry. Cancer 2018; 124:3609-3617. [DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Belle H. de Rooij
- Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases (CoRPS), Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology; Tilburg University; Tilburg the Netherlands
- The Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation; Utrecht the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Center; University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute; Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- The Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation; Utrecht the Netherlands
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- The Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation; Utrecht the Netherlands
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- The Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; London United Kingdom
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- Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases (CoRPS), Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology; Tilburg University; Tilburg the Netherlands
- The Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation; Utrecht the Netherlands
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