Research on illness perceptions has confirmed that patients' beliefs are associated with
important outcomes in a broadening range of illnesses and risk factor testing. New …

Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) need psychological support throughout their life span
from the time of diagnosis. The psychological make-up of the patients with DM play a central …

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ), a
nine-item scale designed to rapidly assess the cognitive and emotional representations of …

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to quantify patients' personal beliefs about the
necessity of their prescribed medication and their concerns about taking it and to assess …

Objectives To identify the determinants of OHRQoL among older people in the United
Kingdom. Methods A subset of elderly (≥ 65 year) participants from the UK Adult Dental …

Welcome to Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice (Seventh Edition). This
textbook provides an in-depth introduction to the growing field of health psychology. It is …

Objective Illness perceptions have proven to be predictive of coping and adjustment in many
chronically ill patients. However, insights into illness perceptions of cancer patients are …

Psychocial factors, behavioral compliance and survival in urban hemodialysis patients.
Background The medical risk factors associated with increased mortality in hemodialysis …

This review identified associations between illness perception and health outcomes of
patients with a medical diagnosis included in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction …

Aims: As subjective health complaints are one of the major reasons for short-and long-term
sickness absence it is important to know the prevalence of these conditions in the general …