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Illness Perception Predicting Cardiovascular Health Behaviors among Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease in Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Medical Association, 2020
Introduction: Cardiovascular health behaviors refer to the activities done by individuals to prevent recurrence, minimize risk factors, improve survival, reduce recurrent events, control cardiovascular disease, and help prevent further complications ...
Punam Gauro   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘It kinda sucks’: Illness perception of a group of South African adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2021
Background: Living with diabetes is challenging, especially for adolescents at risk of poor glycaemic control. Understanding the illness perceptions of this group is important to be able to develop interventions for this growing population in need. Aim:
Schvaugn Lesage   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patients' Illness Perception as a Tool to Improve Individual Disease Management in Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas

open access: yesActa Dermato-Venereologica, 2017
The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) has been shown to assess illness perception reproducibly in primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL).
Stefanie Porkert   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Illness perception characteristics and influencing factors in adult patients with myasthenia gravis in China

open access: yesBrain and Behavior, 2022
Objective We aimed to examine the illness perception characteristics of patients with myasthenia gravis and analyze the associated factors. Methods A general information questionnaire, Illness Perception Questionnaire, and Simplified Coping Style ...
Le Xu   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Illness perception among hypertensive patients in primary care centre UKMMC [PDF]

open access: yesMalaysian Family Physician, 2013
According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases are the primary cause of death worldwide.1 In 2004, 17.1 million people were estimated to die from cardiovascular diseases, which represent 29 % of all global deaths.
Norfazilah Ahmad   +4 more
doaj  

Illness Perceptions Predict Cognitive Performance Validity [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 2018
AbstractObjectives:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of psychological variables to cognitive performance validity test (PVT) results in mixed forensic and nonforensic clinical samples.Methods:Participants included 183 adults who underwent comprehensive neuropsychological examination.
George K, Henry   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Positive change with Ménière’s disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright © 2009 The British Psychological Society.Objective - The aims of this study were twofold: to determine in what way people with a non-fatal ...
Dibb, B
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of Relationship between Health Literacy and Illness Perception in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis in Iran

open access: yesJournal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery, 2022
Background: Inadequate health literacy has negative effects on physical and mental performance, medication adherence, self-care behaviors and quality of life .
Fariba Abdollahi   +4 more
doaj  

Are lay people good at recognising the symptoms of schizophrenia? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
©2013 Erritty, Wydell. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are ...
AF Jorm   +35 more
core   +2 more sources

Transformations of self: a phenomenological investigation into the lived experience of survivors of critical illness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Based on the hermeneutical, phenomenological perspective, this study explored the lived experience of individuals with a past hospitalization in an intensive care unit, with focus on their dreams.
Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

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