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Illness perceptions as a factor of subjective well-being in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy

Психолого-педагогические исследования
Context and relevance. Oncological diseases create significant psychological distress, affecting patients' subjective well-being. Illness perceptions play a key role in adaptation.
M.K. Karakurkchi
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Disentangling the effect of illness perceptions on health status in people with type 2 diabetes after an acute coronary event

BMC Family Practice, 2018
Background Chronically ill patients such as people with type 2 diabetes develop perceptions of their illness, which will influence their coping behaviour. Perceptions are formed once a health threat has been recognised.
Rimke Cathelijne Vos, Marise Jeannine Kasteleyn, Monique Johanna Heijmans, Elke de Leeuw, François Georges Schellevis, Mieke Rijken, Guy Emile Rutten, on behalf of the Diacourse study group   +7 more
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Illness perceptions and their relation to physical activity in children and adolescents with hemophilia

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 2020
Background: Hemophilia is a rare bleeding disorder in which illness perceptions have seldom been studied. Illness perceptions are important in predicting patients’ behavior.
Sarah Bérubé, Claudine Amesse, Serge Sultan   +2 more
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Misperception of Body Weight After Childhood Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Misperception of body weight can negatively impact the weight management efforts of childhood cancer survivors (CCSs). Both being overweight or underweight are associated with chronic health conditions commonly observed in CCS; therefore, accurate weight perception is critical for reducing long‐term health risks.
Fabiën N. Belle, Tomáš Sláma, Eva Haegler‐Laube, Reto D. Kurmann, Gabriela M. Kuster, Christoph Saner, Eva Scheler, Yara Shoman, Christina Schindera   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptions of Illness Control, Coherence, and Self-Efficacy Following a Web-Based Lifestyle Program for Multiple Sclerosis: A Qualitative Analysis of Semistructured Interviews

Journal of Medical Internet Research
BackgroundEvidence suggests that illness perceptions held by people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) impact affective distress and physical health outcomes. In a randomized controlled trial, we developed 2 MS Online Courses—the
Rebekah Davenport, William Bevens, Sandra Neate, Pia Jelinek, Maggie Yu, George Jelinek, Jeanette Reece   +6 more
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Students′ perception about mental illness

Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2009
In developing countries like India, there are evidences that stigma associated with mental illness is increasing. As in parts of the developing world, with advancement of urbanization and rapid industrialization, people tend to react in a very peculiar and biased way when they confront a mentally ill person.The present study aimed to find out students'
R K Mahto, P K Verma, A N Verma, A R Singh, S Chaudhury, K Shantna   +5 more
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Bridging the Gap in Neuroblastoma Care: Consensus‐Based Statements With Recommendations for Improved Patient and Caregiver Experiences

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neuroblastoma's complex, heterogeneous biology poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, often requiring caregivers to absorb complex information and participate in time‐sensitive decisions. However, caregivers often feel unprepared to evaluate options.
Vickie Buenger, Joseph Bauer, Jennifer Diamond, Maggie Fader, Shae Hansen, Jacqueline M. Kraveka, Johanna Schoen, Amber Shearer, Dena Sherwood   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Illness Perceptions, Adjustment to Illness, and Depression in a Palliative Care Population [PDF]

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2011
AbstractContextRepresentations of illness have been studied in several populations but research is limited in palliative care.ObjectiveTo describe illness representations in a population with advanced disease receiving palliative care; and to examine the relationship between illness perceptions, adaptive coping and depression.MethodsA cross-sectional ...
Price, A, Goodwin, L, Rayner, L, Shaw, E, Hansford, P, Sykes, N, Monroe, B, Higginson, I, Hotopf, M, Lee, W   +9 more
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Development and Implementation of a Disease‐Targeted Storybook as a Clinical Tool for Children With Acute Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Although significant progress has been made in childhood leukemia survival, healthcare providers, and caregivers often face challenges in explaining this disease to patients. Disease‐targeted storybooks have been proposed as a tool to facilitate the understanding of diagnoses and treatment.
Nutvipha Ummartyotin, Usanarat Anurathapan, Rawiwan Roongpraiwan, Potchanee Dandamrongrak, Siriporn Nakhonchai, Pawin Numthavaj, Vilawan Chirdkiatgumchai   +6 more
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Psychometric properties for the Polish version of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ)

Health Psychology Report, 2016
Background This study presents the Polish validation of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, a nine-item scale which was constructed to assess the cognitive and emotional representations of illness among Polish patients.
Marlena M. Kossakowska, Tomasz J. Stefaniak   +1 more
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