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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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Knowledge, attitude and perceptions of medical students towards mental health in a university in Uganda

BMC Medical Education, 2022
Background The prevalence of mental illness among medical students is high. A gap remains on what knowledge should be given to improve the attitudes and perceptions towards mental health.
Raymond Bernard Kihumuro, Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Timothy Mwanje Kintu, Rachael Mukisa Nakandi, David Richard Muwanga, David Jolly Muganzi, Pius Atwau, Innocent Ayesiga, Josephine Nambi Najjuma, Scholastic Ashaba   +9 more
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Illness perceptions in relation to experiences of contemporary cancer care settings among colorectal cancer survivors and their partners

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2014
Illness is constituted by subjective experiences of symptoms and their psychosocial consequences. Illness perceptions concern people's lay beliefs about understandings and interpretation of a disease and expectations as to disease outcome.
Ann-Caroline Johansson, Malin Axelsson, Ina Berndtsson, Eva Brink   +3 more
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Illness perceptions predict distress in patients with chronic kidney disease

BMC Psychology, 2021
Background Patients diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) report increased distress associated with their clinical diagnosis. Distress in patients with predialysis CKD, has been linked to several adverse events; including increased risk of ...
Priscilla Muscat, John Weinman, Emanuel Farrugia, Roberta Callus, Joseph Chilcot   +4 more
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The role of illness perceptions in labor participation of the chronically ill [PDF]

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2008
We aimed to investigate associations between work disability and illness perceptions, over and above medical assessment and self-reported health.A representative sample of people aged 15-64 years with various chronic physical diseases was derived from the Panel of Patients with Chronic Diseases in the Netherlands. In this group, 189 patients were fully
Boot, C.R.L., Heijmans, M., Gulden, J.W.J. van der, Rijken, M.   +3 more
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Illness perceptions predict mortality in patients with predialysis chronic kidney disease: a prospective observational study

BMC Nephrology, 2020
Background Illness perceptions have been shown to predict a range of psychosocial and clinical outcomes in kidney disease; including quality of life, distress, treatment adherence and even survival in end-stage renal disease patients on dialysis. The aim
Priscilla Muscat, John Weinman, Emanuel Farrugia, Liberato Camilleri, Joseph Chilcot   +4 more
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Illness Perceptions of COVID-19 in Europe: Predictors, Impacts and Temporal Evolution

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Objective: Illness perceptions (IP) are important predictors of emotional and behavioral responses in many diseases. The current study aims to investigate the COVID-19-related IP throughout Europe.
David Dias Neto, David Dias Neto, Ana Nunes da Silva, Magda Sofia Roberto, Jelena Lubenko, Marios Constantinou, Christiana Nicolaou, Demetris Lamnisos, Savvas Papacostas, Stefan Höfer, Giovambattista Presti, Valeria Squatrito, Vasilis S. Vasiliou, Louise McHugh, Jean-Louis Monestès, Adriana Baban, Javier Alvarez-Galvez, Marisa Paez-Blarrina, Francisco Montesinos, Sonsoles Valdivia-Salas, Dorottya Ori, Raimo Lappalainen, Bartosz Kleszcz, Andrew Gloster, Maria Karekla, Angelos P. Kassianos, Angelos P. Kassianos   +26 more
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