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A 1-year follow-up study exploring the associations between perception of illness and health-related quality of life in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

International Journal of COPD, 2013
Tore Bonsaksen,1 Stacey Haukeland-Parker,2 Anners Lerdal,3,4 May Solveig Fagermoen4,5 1Department of Occupational Therapy, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway ...
Bonsaksen T, Haukeland-Parker S, Lerdal A, Fagermoen MS   +3 more
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The effects of illness perceptions on their medication attitudes among patients with schizophrenia

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction Antipsychotics are the primary treatment for patients with schizophrenia. However, medication non- adherence rate of schizophrenia patients is high.
J.-Y. Syu, E.C.-L. Lin
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Hubungan kualitas hidup dan persepsi pasien tentang penyakit diabetes mellitus tipe 2 dengan komplikasi [PDF]

Pharmaciana, 2017
Quality of life (QoL) was developed as one of outcome measured for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. The QoL may decrease due to its complications. QoL may also relate to illness perceptions.
Setiyo Budi Santoso, Dyah Aryani Perwitasari, Imaniar Noor Faridah, A.A. Kaptein   +3 more
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Symptom Clusters and Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Patients Receiving Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy: The Mediating Role of Illness Perceptions

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
ObjectivesAlthough 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 ...
Lan Zhang, Lan Zhang, Lan Zhang, Jia Wang, Jia Wang, Tangzhen Chen, Tangzhen Chen, Min Tian, Min Tian, Qimin Zhou, Qimin Zhou, Jianhua Ren, Jianhua Ren   +12 more
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Understanding the relationship between illness perceptions of breast cancer and perceived risk in a sample of U.A.E. female university students: the role of comparative risk

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background In the Middle East region, the incidence of breast cancer (BC) has substantially increased in the last years. Despite a considerable body of research about BC in Arab countries, how illness perceptions of healthy women about BC may influence ...
Maria J. Figueiras, David Dias Neto, João Marôco   +2 more
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Public perceptions of myocardial infarction: Do illness perceptions predict preferences for health check results

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022
Illness perceptions are associated with attitudes towards preventive behaviors and are therefore crucial to consider in the context of prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Åsa Grauman, Jennifer Viberg Johansson, Marie Falahee, Jorien Veldwijk   +3 more
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The role of refugee and migrant migration status on medication adherence: Mediation through illness perceptions.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundIllness perceptions may vary between different populations. This raises the question as to whether refugees and migrants of the same ethnic background have different perceptions.
Wejdan Shahin, Gerard A Kennedy, Wendell Cockshaw, Ieva Stupans   +3 more
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Vision-related quality of life in patients with glaucoma: the role of illness perceptions

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2022
Purpose To explore the predictive effects of illness perceptions on vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) in Chinese glaucoma patients. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 97 patients with glaucoma completed the brief illness perception questionnaire
Qiqi Zhang, Wenzhe Zhou, Di Song, Yanqian Xie, Hao Lin, Youping Liang, Yanhan Ren, Yuanbo Liang, Yanyan Chen   +8 more
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Illness perceptions, self-care practices, and glycemic control among type 2 diabetes patients in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Archives of Public Health, 2022
Background Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) is a fundamental aspect of diabetes care, but no standard program exists in Thailand. Understanding current patterns of illness perceptions (concerns) and self-management practices among patients with ...
Elisha Ngetich, Chanapat Pateekhum, Ahmar Hashmi, Iliatha Papachristou Nadal, Kanokporn Pinyopornpanish, Mike English, Orawan Quansri, Nutchanart Wichit, Sanjay Kinra, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon   +9 more
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Musculoskeletal pain illness perceptions: Factor structure of the Illness Perceptions Questionnaire-Revised [PDF]

Psychology & Health, 2013
The Revised Illness Perceptions Questionnaire (IPQ-R) is commonly used to measure illness perceptions. We tested whether the structure of the IPQ-R was appropriate for use with primary care musculoskeletal pain patients.Confirmatory (C) and exploratory (E) factor analyses (FA) were used to test whether the structure of the IPQ-R was supported for ...
Nicholls, Elaine E., Hill, Susan, Foster, Nadine E.   +2 more
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