Background A systematic understanding of how multimorbidity has been constructed and
measured is unavailable. This review aimed to examine the definition and measurement of …

Objective: This paper aims to systematically review the use and performance of the Brief
Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ). Design: Electronic databases were searched …

Objective Self‐management of a disease is considered one of the most important factors
affecting the treatment outcome. The research on the correlates of self‐management in …

This study set out to examine to what extent a set of psychological, health and socio‐
demographic factors are associated with self‐efficacy (SE) in a large sample of over 12,000 …

La autoeficacia tiene amplia relevancia en el ámbito de la psicología clínica y de la salud,
puesto que puede explicar un amplio rango de comportamientos de las personas, ya que se …

Most research on illness representations explores how patients view single conditions, but
many patients report more than one long-term condition (known as multimorbidity). It is not …

Objectives Frailty affects an estimated 15% of community dwelling older adults. Few studies
look at psychosocial variables like self-efficacy (confidence to perform well at a particular …

Objective The main objective of this prospective multicenter study was to examine whether
illness representations of control, affect, and coping behaviors mediate the effects of self …

Particularly in older adults, self-reports of physical health need not necessarily reflect their
objective health status as they can be biased by optimism. In this study, we examine whether …

Objective: Diabetes with depression is common and can lead to poorer outcomes in both
conditions. The existing literature has demonstrated that patients' single condition …