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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Illness perceptions"”.
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Illness Perceptions of Patients with Late-Stage Cancer and Their Partners
… with their psychological adjustment and illness-related behaviors. The current studies used the Common-sense Model of Self-regulation (Leventhal, Brissette, & Leventhal, 2003) to understand how patients and their partners manage the demands of this understudied illness context. The …
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Psychosocial outcomes of enhanced external counterpulsation treatment : illness perceptions and psychological wellbeing
… literature relating to the relationship between illness perceptions, mood and quality of life in coronary heart disease populations is reviewed. The results of this study provide support that illness perceptions are related to outcomes across CHD populations and disease progression, however the …
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Illness Perceptions and Self-Efficacy in African American Women Diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
… in the United States. Of the research on health perceptions and behavioral modification, there has been limited research examining African American women’s beliefs and perceptions about their illness or views about their own self efficacy which is the ability to exercise some measure of control …
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Discrepant illness perceptions in stroke survivor-partner dyads : relationship to psychological adjustment and expressed emotion
… two is an empirical paper titled ?Discrepant illness perceptions in stroke survivorpartner dyads: Relationship to psychological adjustment and expressed emotion?. Previous research has shown that relationships between couples can become strained after brain injury and that those partners who …
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Illness Perceptions, Coping, and Psychological Outcomes in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer and their Caregivers
… thesis aimed to: 1) investigate the capacity of illness perceptions and coping strategies to predict patient and caregiver psychological outcomes, at diagnosis and again 6 months later, and 2) examine the effectiveness of a brief psychological intervention targeting illness perceptions and coping …
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The Impact of Mental Health, Physical Health, and Illness Perceptions on Physical Activity in a COPD Population
… how mental health, physical health, and illness perceptions interact with physical activity levels in individuals with COPD. Methods – The first study looked at pulmonary rehabilitation participants and consisted of measuring physical activity, anxiety, depression, and illness perceptions …
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LSRP: Defence styles, alexithymia, illness perceptions, and HRQOL in IBD. Systematic lit: Neurodegenerative diseases and third wave therapies
… <br/><br/>LSRP: Defence styles, alexithymia, illness perceptions, and HRQOL in IBD<br/>Background/aims: The role of psychological factors in the development and progression of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is not completely understood. Several studies have suggested that defence styles, …
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Illness perceptions of heart failure patients with an implanted device : relationship to psychological distress and quality of life
… (CRT, CRT-D and ICD). Measures used were, the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Short Form 12 Health Survey (SF-12).Results:A significant number of patients, across device groups, reported clinically significant anxiety …
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Exploring the Intersections of Stigma and Masculinity in the Illness Perceptions of Men Living with Fibromyalgia: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
… has historically been deemed a contested illness due to the complexity of its presentation and lack of clear etiology. As a result, people with fibromyalgia often feel misunderstood and stigmatized. Like other pain conditions, fibromyalgia is more commonly diagnosed in women. Therefore, …
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Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: An Examination Of Adolescents’ Illness Perceptions And Associated Impact On Health-Related Quality Of Life
… HRQoL. To determine if differences in perceptions exist between diabetes camp and non-camp adolescent attendees on the various aforementioned psychosocial factors and their impact on their HRQoL. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional, non-experimental, quantitative design to …
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Patient Perceptions of Comorbid Depression in Heart Disease
… outcomes. In samples of patients with medical illness as well as in patients with depression, illness perceptions have been useful in predicting both treatment outcomes and self-management behaviors such as coping and adherence. This is the first study to examine patient perceptions of comorbid …
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Improving cardiac rehabilitation session attendance using the Self-Regulatory Model and motivational interviewing: A randomised controlled trial
… was structured to elicit and change patients' illness perceptions, and to enhance motivation. Design: Randomised, controlled trial. Participants: Patients attending for their first Phase III CR class were recruited. Outcome Measures: The primary outcome measure was the number of rehabilitation …
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Developing an understanding of the experiences of south Asian women with gestational diabetes mellitus living in the UK
… culturally specific experiences may impact on illness perceptions for this population, links to theory and clinical implications are then discussed.Part two is an empirical report of a qualitative study aimed at understanding the experiences and illness perceptions of South Asian women with …
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A Self-Regulatory Model of Coping in Women With Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS)
… to explain how individuals cope with chronic illness. The literature reviewed in this dissertation examines the interconnection between impairments (pain and symptoms), illness perceptions, coping (illness-focused, wellness-focused and emotion regulation) and outcomes (mental health and …
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Is lower socio-economic status associated with more impaired health care access and poorer quality of life in patients with COPD? What is the role of psychosocial factors in this relationship?
… care. Measures included socio-economic status, illness perceptions, health care access, quality of life, Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale, general self-efficacy scale, social capital, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and spirometry.<br/>Results: COPD confirmed by …
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Adjustment in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
… collect data to explore patients’ experience in illness journey. Four themes were identified, including the impact of disease, the illness perceptions of HCC, the information needs and the coping strategies. A preliminary model of illness adjustment was also developed. Quantitative study. …
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In good heart”: a study of the factors associated with health- related quality of life in adult congenital heart disease.
… group reported impaired psychosocial HRQoL. Illness perceptions explained the largest proportion of variance in generic (physical and psychosocial) and disease-specific HRQoL. After accounting for demographic and clinical characteristics, psychosocial factors including perceptions about the …
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Relationship of Illness Perception and Fear of Cancer Recurrence to Psychological Distress among Gynecologic Cancer Survivors
… among gynecologic cancer survivors, and illness perceptions influence psychological distress among cancer patients in general. Although a growing body of research has begun to document problems that cancer survivors experience, the generalizability of these findings related to …
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Psychosocial outcomes after moderate to severe acquired brain injury
… growth werehypothesised: specifically illness perceptions, social support and social functioning.The limitations and clinical implications of the study are discussed at the end.Part three is the appendices, containing a reflective account of the research processand supplementary …
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