OBJECTIVE The Yoruba are an ethnic group in southern Nigeria. It is said that their world view centers around a continuous battle between forces of good and evil. Adverse events such as illness are due to the malevolence of enemies, using metaphysical means. Remedy often involves corrective metaphysical intervention, either exclusively or in addition to other methods, such as 'western Medicine'...

Illness and treatment perceptions are vital for people self-managing co-morbid conditions with associated cardiovascular disease, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, perceptions of a co-morbid condition and the use of multiple medicines have yet to be researched. This study investigated the illness and treatment perceptions of people with co-morbid T2D. The Brief Illness Perception Question...

This paper utilizes various different cultural and historical contexts to investigate the modern Western perception of relationship between mental illness suicidality. The author first breaks down nuances assumptions inherent “mental illness” concept, then uses these complexities demonstrate that conceptions suicidality are unjustifiably narrow. Through examination Japanese, Chinese, Indigenous...

Abstract The Common Sense Model refers to the association between disease perception and health behaviors. This study aimed analyze psychometric properties of Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire for Healthy People - (IPQ-RH) in healthy women about breast cancer. A total 321 participated, with a mean age 55.72 years old (SD = 10.75), users Basic Health Units. Confirmatory factor analyzes (C...

PURPOSE Self-regulatory processes play an important role in mediating between the disease and the health outcomes, and potentially also work outcomes. This systematic review aims to explore the relationship between illness perceptions and work participation in patients with somatic diseases and complaints. METHODS The bibliographic databases Medline, PsycINFO and Embase were searched from inc...

This study investigated the illness perceptions of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and whether perceptions are influenced by type of treatment for proliferative lupus nephritis. In addition, the illness perceptions of SLE patients were compared with those of patients with other chronic illnesses. Thirty-two patients who had experienced at least one episode of proliferative lupu...

OBJECTIVE Chronic work disability generates high financial costs for society and causes personal suffering to patients and their families; however, crucial knowledge about the factors associated with long-term sick leave is still missing. This study provides insight, from the perspective of chronic work disabled patients, into the perpetuating factors for long-term sick leave and promoting fact...

BACKGROUND A patient's perception of their illness can influence their coping ability, compliance with treatment and functional recovery. Psychological interventions to address negative beliefs may facilitate an earlier return to work. AIMS To compare perceptions of illness, fitness to return to work and time to return to work among employees with those of their occupational physicians (OPs)....

Background: A living will is a form of Advance Directive (AD) that represents a patient’s wish, ensuring that their autonomy is respected and answered. However, after the Health Act Legislation in 2007, no practical assessment of living wills has been investigated in Thailand yet. Aim: To explore living will awareness and attitude in cancer patients and their family caregivers. Materials & Meth...