BACKGROUND Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a type of stroke that affects women and men with a mean age of 50 years. Return to work (RTW) has been cited as a strategic goal of patients after injury; however, success rates are low in multiple studies. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing RTW after aSAH. The study design was a cross-sectional des...

BACKGROUND Sarcoidosis is a chronic multisystem disease with a high prevalence of depression although this is often not recognised. It is not known how patients perceive their disease or the medications required for treatment. We hypothesised that perceptions of illness and beliefs about medications may relate to psychological distress in this condition. METHODS 81(42 female) patients with sa...

Background Illness perception is assigned an increasing role in the control of chronic disease. This study examines illness and perceived benefits related to persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus. We used quantitative qualitative methods for a more in-depth analysis. Participants procedure The participants (N = 110; mean age: 31.52 years; 80.9% women) completed online questionnaires: Brief Perc...

This study aims to investigate the quality of life (QOL) predictors of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), from the perspective of Leventhal’s Self-Regulation Model, in which the influence of the illness perception on QOL is mediated by coping strategies. Ninety-five PLWHA answered to the instruments Brief IPQ, Brief Cope and WHOQOL-HIV BREF concerning, respectively, illness perception, coping...

BACKGROUND The eight-item Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire is used as a screening instrument in physical therapy to assess mental defeat in patients with acute low back pain, besides patient perception might determine the course and risk for chronic low back pain. However, the psychometric properties of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire in common musculoskeletal disorders like ac...

abstract objective: there is some evidence that causal beliefs are related with adherence behaviors. the aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between illness causal beliefs, demographic factors and medication adherence among a group of patients with type 2 diabetes. materials and methods: ninety-three patients with type 2 diabetes participated in this study using convenience...

Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a type of stroke that affects women and men with a mean age of 50 years. Return to work (RTW) has been cited as a strategic goal of patients after injury, however, success rates are low in multiple studies. Illness perception is known to impede recovery after illness in older adults, yet its role after injury in the aSAH population has not been evalu...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine the extent to which illness perceptions and coping strategies among women diagnosed with breast cancer explain psychological distress at diagnosis and at 6 months post diagnosis relative to demographic and illness-related variables. METHODS Women were recruited to the study shortly after diagnosis. A total of 90 women completed study materials (Illness Pe...