Objective: The present study examined the relation of cognitive and emotional
representations of illness specified by the Common Sense Model of Illness Cognition …

OBJECTIVE: Former studies in chronic diseases showed the importance of patients' beliefs
and perceptions. The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire was developed to assess …

OBJECTIVES: Patients' ideas about the nature, cause, and treatment of their illnesses are
part of the complex process of coping with illness. To date, limited research on subjective …

The current qualitative research studied representations of illness posttreatment from a heart
transplant group, a panic disorder group, and a tic disorder group. All three groups were …

BACKGROUND: Feelings of fatigue are pronounced even after uncomplicated abdominal
surgery. Patient expectations are associated with a variety of postsurgical outcomes, but few …

El objetivo de esta investigación es evaluar la representación de la enfermedad en
pacientes con un trastorno alimentario (TA), así como su relación con el afrontamiento y el …

Locus of Control (LoC) refers to an individuals' perception of whether they are in control of
life events. Health Locus of Control refers to whether someone feels they have influence …

Leventhal 提出的自我調整模式(self-regulation model) 是檢視個人處於健康威脅時所產生之
主觀認知及情緒反應, 依據此認知與反應採取因應策略, 評價因應策略成效後再回饋至原先之 …

This study investigated the illness perceptions of patients with interstitial cystitis (IC) and
their experience of psychological distress using the Revised Illness Perceptions …

RATIONALE: A theoretical model was used to examine the impact of risk and resistance
factors on the psychosocial adjustment of children and young people affected by …