Assessment of illness representations in mental disorders: A mini review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2020.09.011
Abstract: Health beliefs, and especially illness representations, have been widely used to understand clinical outcomes and psychosocial adjustment in people with physical diseases. However, this area of research has been under-explored in the field of mental… read more here.
Keywords: mini review; representations mental; mental disorders; illness representations ... See more keywords
Patient and partner dispositional optimism as a long-term predictor of illness representations in autoimmune diseases
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DOI: 10.1177/1359105316633287
Abstract: We examined whether the dispositional optimism of patients suffering from an autoimmune disease as well as of their partners can predict, at a dyadic level, their representations of illness consequences, and personal and treatment control,… read more here.
Keywords: patient partner; long term; dispositional optimism; illness representations ... See more keywords
Psychological factors and self-rated health: An observative study on cardiological patients
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DOI: 10.1177/1359105317712591
Abstract: This study investigated the association of illness representations, awareness of bodily states and health complaints to self-rated health in N = 150 consecutive patients with heart disease (ischaemic disease, heart failure and heart valve disease) and explored… read more here.
Keywords: rated health; study; self rated; psychological factors ... See more keywords
Trying to be like everybody else: A qualitative study revealing the importance of social contexts and illness representations among adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents.
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DOI: 10.1177/17423953231155287
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Type 1 diabetes is one of the most common chronic conditions in young children and adolescents. During the period of adolescence, young people with diabetes often struggle with self-management and have compromised health-related quality… read more here.
Keywords: family; adolescents type; type diabetes; illness representations ... See more keywords