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

Journal 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, Ploenpit Thaniwattananon, Charuwan Kritpracha   +2 more
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‘It kinda sucks’: Illness perception of a group of South African adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus

African 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, Elmari Deacon, Esmé van Rensburg, David Segal   +3 more
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Illness Perceptions and Fatigue in Systemic Vasculitis [PDF]

Arthritis Care & Research, 2013
ObjectiveTo compare illness perceptions among patients with different forms of vasculitis, identify risk factors for negative illness perceptions, and determine the association between illness perceptions and fatigue.MethodsParticipants were recruited from an online vasculitis registry to complete the revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ‐R ...
Grayson, Peter C., Amudala, Naomi A., Mcalear, Carol A., Leduc, Renee L., Shereff, Denise, Richesson, Rachel, Fraenkel, Liana, Merkel, Peter A.   +7 more
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Illness perception characteristics and influencing factors in adult patients with myasthenia gravis in China

Brain 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, Xia Wang, Yafeng Cui, Yanghua Tian, Nong Zhou, Juanjuan Zhang, Hiaxia Ji, Xiumei Cheng, Qin Zhang, Qingfeng Li, Panpan Hu, Long Zhang   +11 more
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The association between socioeconomic status and health-related quality of life among young and middle-aged maintenance hemodialysis patients: multiple mediation modeling

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES), illness perception, social functioning, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of young and middle-aged maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients and the internal mechanism of ...
Qingxin Mai, Siyi Xu, Jingyi Hu, Xiaoming Sun, Gangyi Chen, Zhen Ma, Yang Song, Chao Wang   +7 more
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Evaluation of Relationship between Health Literacy and Illness Perception in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis in Iran

Journal 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, Seyede Soghra Taher Harikandeie, Leila Dehghankar, Zahra Tayebi Myaneh, Simin Zarrabadi Pour   +4 more
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Illness perception, family resilience, and emotional distress among hospitalized older adults with multimorbidity in Xinjiang, China: a latent profile and mediation analysis

Frontiers in Psychiatry
BackgroundOlder adults with multimorbidity frequently encounter significant psychological challenges, with negative illness perception being a prevalent issue. Such perceptions can intensify emotional distress.
Weilong Wang, Runjia Zhang, Jiaqi Deng, Yongle Pei, Zhengwei Luo, Qian Yu, Xuexia Yang, Shufeng Ren, Qianqian Jia, Xiaoxuan He, Jingwen Cai, Bo Zhang, Wen Cai, Wen Cai   +13 more
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Tropical illness profiles the psychology of illness perception in Malawi

Public Health, 1997
Psychological and social investigations of tropical diseases can make a significant contribution to understanding and managing many illnesses. One-hundred and seventy-five Malawian university students rated peopled who suffered from AIDS, malaria, schistosomiasis and the 'common cold', on 11 psycho-social dimensions related to illness.
MacLachlan, Malcolm, Namangale, JJ
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
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BMT4me En Español: Multisite Feasibility and Usability Testing of a Spanish‐Language mHealth Adherence Support App for Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cancer Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens, Madeline R. Peek, Bianca Franklin, Emre Sezgin, Melissa Beauchemin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source