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Szentes, Annamária, Gyöngyi Kökönyei, Andrea Békési, Ildikó Bokrétás, and Szabolcs Török. "Differences in illness perception between children with cancer and other chronic diseases and their parents." Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 23, no. 3 (October 9, 2017): 365–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104517731899.

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Background: The purpose of this study was to explore the differences in illness perception between children with cancer and other chronic diseases. A secondary aim was to examine the similarities and differences between the illness perception of these children and their parents. Methods: The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) was used to measure the children’s and parents’ illness perceptions. In this study, 184 children (ages 8–18 years) and their caregivers completed the questionnaires. Results: This study shows that children with cancer feel that they have greater control over their treatment compared to the other two groups. The children’s parents have more pessimistic views of the illness than their children. Conclusion: Examinations of illness perceptions among paediatric cancer patients and their families are essential in designing psychosocial interventions for these families. The clinical value of our results can help better understand the cancer-specific features of illness perceptions.

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Rivera, Eleanor, Karen Hirschman, and Raymond Townsend. "Characterizing Illness Perception Phenotypes in Older Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2020): 779. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2817.

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Abstract An individual’s understanding of their chronic illness (illness perception) is a psychological resource that has an impact on coping and self-management behaviors. Our previous study identified illness perception phenotypes (overall patterns of illness perceptions) in a sample of older adults with heart failure, COPD, and chronic kidney disease. These phenotypes were associated with perceived self-management ability (patient activation) and recent hospitalizations. To further characterize the illness perception phenotypes we focused on older adults with chronic kidney disease, analyzing illness perception data along with potential covariates from the multi-center longitudinal Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort study (CRIC). Covariates include sociodemographics, disease parameters, personality type, disease knowledge, and treatment adherence. While personality type was associated with illness perception phenotype, disease knowledge and treatment adherence were not. We have also conducted qualitative analyses of in-depth interviews. These results will inform the development of a pilot intervention incorporating illness perception information into the clinical setting.

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Park, Seul Ki, Yul Ha Min, and Sae Byul Lee. "Longitudinal Trends in Illness Perception and Depression during Adjuvant Breast Cancer Endocrine Therapy: A Prospective Observational Study." Healthcare 9, no. 9 (September 16, 2021): 1223. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9091223.

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This study aimed to identify the changes in the illness perceptions and depression of women with breast cancer, undergoing AET, at three time points (i.e., before initiating AET, 3 months follow-up, and 12 months follow-up). We investigated the interaction effects of their demographic and clinical characteristics on illness perception changes over time. Furthermore, factors including the patient’s characteristics and illness perceptions associated with depressive symptoms 1 year after starting AET were explored. Illness perception and depressive symptoms were assessed with the brief illness perception questionnaire and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, in a prospective study of 150 women. The changes in illness perceptions and depression between the three time points were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA. The factors associated with depressive symptoms were identified using regression analysis. Illness perception improved overall over the 12 months. However, more patients perceived their illness as chronic, experienced more symptoms, and developed negative beliefs that treatment could not control their disease. Patients’ depressive symptoms decreased significantly. Depression at the baseline, cancer stage, and the perception of personal control were highly associated with depression after 12 months. These findings suggest that healthcare providers should offer appropriate interventions to patients, for managing symptoms, having a positive belief that treatment can control their disease, and preventing long-term depressive symptoms.

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Kus, Tulay, Gokmen Aktas, Melike Ozcelik, Merve Dirikoc, Teoman Sakalar, Abdilkerim Oyman, Ozgur Tanriverdi, et al. "Association of illness perception with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a Turkish Oncology Group (TOG) study." Future Oncology 17, no. 15 (May 2021): 1933–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fon-2020-0939.

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Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) may be linked to the psychological status of cancer patients. Therefore, the authors aimed to better understand the underlying risk factors for CINV using the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire. A total of 238 patients were recruited during three cycles of chemotherapy. Patient, disease and treatment characteristics were noted at the onset of chemotherapy. The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire was administered face-to-face prior to chemotherapy. The relationship between illness perceptions and CINV was analyzed using Spearman's rank correlation. Positive illness perception parameters, including personal and treatment control, were negatively correlated, whereas negative illness perception parameters, including consequences, timeline, identity, concern and emotions, were positively correlated with CINV after adjusting for age, sex and emetogenic potential of chemotherapy (p < 0.001). Illness perception may be an underlying risk factor for CINV.

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Aberkane, Salah. "Self-management in older adults with chronic illness: Do illness representations play a regulatory role?" Global Journal of Guidance and Counseling in Schools: Current Perspectives 8, no. 2 (August 3, 2018): 50–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/gjgc.v8i2.3577.

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Background. A greater number of older adults now live with chronic illness. This poses a significant public health problem, because older adults are at high risk for chronic illness -related mortality and morbidity. Methods. In the project on older adult self care in chronic illness, we administered nine subscales (Illness Consequences, Illness Coherence, Illness Timeline—Cyclical, Personal Control, Treatment Control, Illness Representations, Illness Identity, and Causal Attributions) of the Illness Perception Questionnaire— Revised (IPQ-R). Multivariable linear regression analyses explored the associations between illness perception, wellness-focused coping, and illness-focused coping as measured by CPCI42. Results. Among the 76 respondents (39.47% women; mean age, 64.53±6.93 years), in multivariable regression models, either illness perception variables or coping strategies variables were associated with chronic illness. Higher scores on causal attributions were associated with coping strategies chosen scores. Higher scores on the causal attributions (β = 0.63), Illness Coherence (β = -0.50), illness representations(β = 0.66) and Personal Control scales(β = -0.53) were associated with several scores of coping strategies chosen by chronically ill older persons. Conclusion. Older adults with chronic illness report a high understanding of their disease, feel that chronic illness has significant illness representations consequences, and endorse both illness coherence and personal control over their coping strategies. Illness perceptions did not vary with increased age or worsening disease severity, suggesting that illness perceptions may develop during aging. The self-regulatory model may provide a useful guide for the development of effective interventions tailored to older adults. Keywords: Chronic Illness; Coping Strategies; Illness Perceptions; Older Adults; Self-Regulatory Model

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Kumari, Nisha, and Anubhuti Dubey. "Coping with Cancer: What Illness Perceptions Do?" Cross Current International Journal of Medical and Biosciences 2, no. 10 (October 17, 2020): 165–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.36344/ccijmb.2020.v02i10.003.

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Cancer has all the potentials to affect nearly each aspect of a person’s life. In fact, the complex treatment procedures of the diagnosed individual itself can create distress which can have a long term damaging impact on patients’ mental health and healing progress in itself. Hence, an understanding of cancer patients’ current experiences and the way they perceive their condition could be very helpful for both patients and health professionals. In that way, the present piece of work attempt to explore the varied illness perceptions of cancer patients to know whether it explain changes in the application of different coping strategies. Self-reported illness perception and coping strategies were investigated using revised illness perception questionnaire and Coping Operation Preference Enquiry (COPE-28). The sample comprised of 80 cancer patients (40 male, 40 female). The results of multiple stepwise regression analysis demonstrated that illness perception dimensions accounted a greater percentage of the variance in the coping strategies used by the participants to manage their illness. Cure/control perception over illness, attributing internal factors to illness causation and having better understanding about the illness encourages adaptive coping strategy which might be important in improving psychological and physical health too. The potential role of varied illness perceptions in the management of cancer is discussed in the light of Leventhal’s self-regulation model (1984).

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Buck, F., M. Drinnan, J. Wilson, and I. S. Barnard. "What are the illness perceptions of people with dysphonia: a pilot study." Journal of Laryngology & Otology 121, no. 1 (November 3, 2006): 31–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022215106004002.

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Background: Patients do not respond to treatment in a predictable manner. Individual preconceptions determine help seeking, compliance and treatment outcome, yet clinicians rarely explore these issues. The illness perception approach sees the patient as an active participant in the healthcare process.Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the illness perceptions of people with dysphonia. The subsidiary aims were to correlate the Illness Perception Questionnaire with any psychological distress identified and a self-report measure of dysphonia, and to consider any potential implications for patient management.Design: Prospective, cross-sectional observation.Setting: Primary and secondary care, two general and four community hospitals.Participants: Fifty adult patients with dysphonia due to benign disease completed three self-administered questionnaires, which investigated their illness perceptions, psychological distress and perceptions of the impact of the presenting ‘illness’.Measures: The dysphonia was categorised as being due to functional (n=40) or organic (n=10) causes. All the voices were rated by an expert listener according to the GRBAS (grade, roughness, breathiness, aesthenia, strain) scale. Participants completed the Illness Perception Questionnaire, the Vocal Performance Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale.Results: Patients showed a wide variation in perception of causation. They had no strong perceptions about the causes, consequences or duration of the presenting dysphonia. Functional dysphonics reported greater consequences, lower perceived control and increased anxiety when compared to patients with organic dysphonia. In terms of cure/control, all patients expected treatment to be helpful but this expectancy reduced as time increased. Anxiety was more associated with functional dysphonia, however, only 17 per cent of the subjects in this group showed clinically significant levels of signs of psychological distress.Conclusions: Lay illness representations often diverge from the clinician's understanding of the presenting problem and strongly influence treatment behaviour. Early exploration of illness perceptions may enhance health behaviour and maximise the impact of intervention.

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Nehir, Sevgi, Nurgül Güngör Tavşanli, Çiğdem Özdemir, and Tuğba Akyol. "A Determination of Hopelessness and the Perception of Illness in Cancer." OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 79, no. 2 (April 14, 2017): 115–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0030222817704336.

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This study was performed with the objective of determining hopelessness and perception of illness in cancer patients. This was a descriptive and regressional study. The study was performed between January and June 2014 on 105 outpatients at the oncology clinic of Manisa Government Hospital in Turkey’s western. A patient information form, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, and the illness perception questionnaire were used to collect data, and data analysis was performed using the program Statistical Package for Social Sciences 15.0. Percentages, t test, Kruskal–Wallis, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation were used in the evaluation of research data. The hopelessness levels of cancer patients participating in the study were at a medium level. As patients’ scores on the hopelessness scale and its subscales increase, so their illness perception scores also increase. The hopelessness levels of patients whose illness perception was good were lower; that is, as patients’ hopelessness levels fell, their illness perceptions and view of their illness were affected in a positive way.

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Reeder, Jean M. "Family Perception: A Key to Intervention." AACN Advanced Critical Care 2, no. 2 (May 1, 1991): 188–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.4037/15597768-1991-2003.

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A family’s perception of a critical illness or injury is a subjective experience based on coping strategies, past experiences with illness, family traditions, and the patient’s role in the family. Qualitative data from a study on families coping with serious injury is used to describe and illustrate family perception and support findings from previous family needs studies. Interventions based on family perceptions and needs are discussed

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Dirsienė, Jurgita, and Loreta Zajančkauskaitė-Staskevičienė. "PRIKLAUSOMŲ NUO ALKOHOLIO ASMENŲ SAVO LIGOS SUVOKIMO IR SVEIKATOS KONTROLĖS LOKUSO YPATUMAI." Psichologija 41 (January 1, 2010): 84–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/psichol.2010.0.2577.

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Su sveikata susijusį elgesį lemia tai, kaip asmuo pats paaiškina savo ligą. Priklausomybės nuo alkoholio suvokimo ir pripažinimo dėsningumų analizė leistų parinkti efektyvesnes profilaktikos ir psichologinės korekcijos priemones. Šio tyrimo tikslas buvo išanalizuoti priklausomų nuo alkoholio asmenų savo ligos suvokimo ir sveikatos kontrolės lokuso ypatumus bei sąsajas. Buvo tirta 70 priklausomybės ligų centre, detoksikacijos skyriuje besigydančių priklausomų nuo alkoholio asmenų. Taikytos metodikos: trumpasis ligos suvokimo klausimynas (Brief IPQ; Broadbent et al., 2006), Daugiamatė sveikatos kontrolės lokuso skalė (Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale; Wallston et al., 1978). Tyrimo metu nustatyta, kad turintiems partnerį kitų poveikio sveikatos kontrolės lokusas yra labiau išreikštas, nei neturintiems partnerio tiriamiesiems. Be to, nustatyta, kad kuo labiau išreikštas kitų poveikio sveikatos kontrolės lokusas, tuo suvokiama trumpesnė priklausomybės nuo alkoholio trukmė. Tyrimas parodė, kad kuo ilgesnė priklausomybės nuo alkoholio trukmė, tuo labiau tiriamieji pripažįsta savo ligą ir tiki, kad ji truks ilgiau, o ilgiausio abstinencijos laikotarpio trukmė teigiamai susijusi su ligos pripažinimu, ilgesnės jos trukmės ir neigiamų padarinių suvokimu. Vyrams sveikatos kontrolės lokusas yra susijęs su ligos suvokimu. Tyrimas parodė, kad priklausomiems nuo alkoholio asmenims labiau išreikštas vidinis sveikatos kontrolės lokusas, palyginti su atsitiktinumų ir kitų poveikio sveikatos kontrolės lokusu, o pripažinti, kad alkoholio vartojimas yra liga, tiriamuosius verčia neigiami alkoholio vartojimo padariniai, bet ne patiriamų simptomų stiprumas.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: priklausomi nuo alkoholio asmenys, ligos suvokimas, sveikatos kontrolės lokusas.Pecularities of illness perception and health locus of control of alcohol addictsJurgita Dirsienė, Loreta Zajančkauskaitė-Staskevičienė SummaryLeventhal’s common sense model is a popular model for studying responses to health threats. The central prediction of the model is that coping responses are determined by an interrelated set of beliefs known as illness perceptions, which appear to be directly related to patient’s receptivity to the treatment and outcomes of the illness. The examination of how individuals perceive alcohol addiction may be important in prevention and may help health-care professionals individualize treatment strategies, thereby improving illness outcomes.The goal of the research was to determine the pecularities of and correlations between illness perception and health locus of control of alcohol-addicted people.The object and methods of research: 70 individuals with the diagnosis of alcohol addiction, currently going through alcohol detoxification in an addiction centre (49 men and 21 women). They completed the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Broadbent et al., 2006) and Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC; Wallston et al., 1978).Results of the study: Illness perception and health locus of control was not related to age, sex and education. The research showed that the participants who had a spouse had a more powerful others’ health control orientation than those who hadn’t (U = 419.5; p < 0.05). The research showed a statistically significant correlation between powerful others’ health control orientation and a shorter addiction duration (r = –0.249; p < 0.05). The longer addiction duration was positively related to the illness recognition (r = 0.481; p < 0.001) and the perception of a longer illness duration (r = 0.353; p < 0.05). The longest abstinence period was positively related to a better illness recognition (r = 0.270; p < 0.05) and the perception of a longer illness duration (r = 0.457; p < 0.05) and more severe illness consequences (r = 0.323; p < 0.05).Statistical analysis showed a lot of statistically significant correlations betveen illness perception dimensions: more negative consequences and a stronger illness identity were related to more concern about the illness and more negative emotions. The perception of illness coherence and a shorter duration of the illness was related to a better perceived personal control over the illnesss. The stronger concern about the illness was related to a better treatment control perception. The better illness recognition was related to the perception of longer illness duration, less personal control over the illness and more concern about the illness. The strength of the symptoms was positively related to a better illness coherence perception.The research showed a significant correlation between illness perception and health locus of control only for men: the internal health locus of control was related to the perception of a shorter illness duration (r = –0.402; p < 0.01) and less concern about the illness (r = –0.285; p < 0.05). The powerful others’ health control orientation was related to the perception of better treatment (r = 0.341; p < = 0,05) and personal control (r = 0.332; p < 0.05), more severe symptoms of illness (r = 0.032; p < 0.05), more concern (r = 0.404; p < 0.01) and negative emotions (r = 0.310; p < 0.05). Statistical analysis showed that alcoholics had an internal health control orientation. Illness recognition was associated with negative alcohol-related consequences, but not with the strength of symptoms. The implications and limitations of the findings, the implications for practice and research are discussed. Key words: alcohol-dependent individuals, illness perception, health locus of control.

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Wallymahmed, Akhtar H. "Illness perception, coping and adjustment to diabetes." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.438848.

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Kanapathy, Jana. "Illness perception of type 2 diabetic patients in Malaysia." Thesis, City University London, 2015. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/14585/.

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Background: Diabetes prevalence rate in Malaysia has risen much faster than expected. The prevalence of diabetes in Malaysia is above average when compared to the estimation by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) for all regions in the world and has already reached the projected prevalence for the year 2030. The latest Malaysian National Health and Morbidity survey (2011) indicated that the prevalence of diabetes is 15.2% for population above the age of 18 years old. Various studies in Malaysia have demonstrated poor diabetic self-management among patients and high complications. Research on diabetes in Malaysia has mainly adapted a biomedical and epidemiological approach. Thus far, research in Malaysia has failed to assess patients’ personal beliefs about their illness. This study employs a mixed- methods approach that triangulates findings from two data collection methods to gain a coherent insight into illness beliefs among Malaysian Type 2 diabetes patients using a psychological approach grounded in self-regulatory theory. Aims: Study 1 was conducted to investigate: (1) the cognitive representations of illness among patients suffering from type 2 diabetes in Malaysia, (2) the emotional representations of illness among patients suffering from type 2 diabetes in Malaysia, and (3) the management/coping styles adopted by patients suffering from type 2 diabetes in Malaysia. Study 2 was conducted to investigate the relationships between patients’ illness perceptions and their adherence to self-care regimens. As Malaysia is a country with diverse ethnicity, the secondary aim of this study is to determine whether there are cultural differences in the way in which patients with type 2 diabetes from different ethnic groups conceptualise their illness and treatment. Method: In study 1, data was obtained by conducting semi-structured one-to-one interview with participants. The data obtained was analysed using principals of grounded theory. In study 2, data was obtained using structured questionnaires. Participants were required to fill in 3 questionnaires (demographic questionnaire, IPQ-R Diabetes questionnaire and summary of diabetes self- care activities). Data were analysed using SPSS version 22.0. Various analyses, such as descriptive analysis and Pearson correlations, were conducted. Group differences were examined by a Kruskal–Wallis H test. Results: Study 1 found that patients adopted positive cognitive representation, such as determination. The findings also suggest that patients viewed their relationship with their healthcare provider positively, which supported disease management. Patients with determination and good health provider support adopted problem based coping. Some patients had negative emotional representations towards diabetes, such as fear. In addition, patients’ management of diabetes was affected by various psycho-social factors, such as the lack of understanding of family and stress. All patients expressed that Malaysian food culture had a negative impact of diabetes management. This study also revealed that some patients adopted emotional focused coping, specifically by keeping their diabetic status a secret. Results of Study 2 indicated there was a strong negative correlation between the self-care total score and consequences subscale, personal control subscale, treatment control subscale and emotional representation subscale. There was a significant negative correlation between the self-care total score and illness cohesion subscale. There was also a significant negative correlation between the self-care total score and identity subscale. This study also found that there was a difference in the ways in which different ethnic groups conceptualise their illness.

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Dean, Sarah Gerard. "Adherence to physiotherapy for low back pain : an illness perception approach." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.407369.

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Fatula, Karen K. "The Perception of Mental Illness: A Video Approach to Reducing Stigma." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou153468307629101.

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Beasley, Typhanie. "The Use of the Illness Perception Questionnaire: Enhancing Clinical Staff Understanding." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2954.

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Women with Type II diabetes face unique challenges coping with the physiologic complications of the disease, which can be enhanced or hindered by their perception of their ability to effectively manage their diabetes. The Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) is a tool that evaluates factors influencing patient-provider communication and assesses patient's perception of their health. Guided by the common sense model of self-regulation, this quality improvement project focused on familiarizing health care providers with the IPQ-R and evaluating their receptiveness to implement it with women with Type II diabetes. Seven Primary Care providers participated in an educational in-service that included information regarding the IPQ-R and its implementation in practice. Following the educational in-service, the participants completed a 10-question questionnaire evaluating the in-service and their likelihood of implementing the IPQ-R in their practice with women with Type II diabetes. According to the descriptive analysis of the questionnaires, 71% of the providers indicated that the IPQ-R would assist them when treating women with Type II diabetes and 85% of the provider's felt that the information presented during the in-service would enhance their confidence in using the IPQ-R in practice. The primary barriers to its use in practice were screening time and a lack of support staff. Implications for social change include improved treatment of women with Type II diabetes when using the IPQ-R, improved quality of health care, and enhanced cost effectiveness at the system level for chronic illness management and prevention. The IPQ-R can offer clinicians a reliable method to improve communication and psychosocial support necessary for the successful management of Type II diabetes in women.

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Pacheco, Huergo Valeria. "Medida de Percepción en Enfermedades Crónicas: Adaptación Cultural de los cuestionarios Illness Perception Questionnaire Revised (IPQ-R) y Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) para la población española." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/84000.

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Actualmente uno de los grandes retos de los sistemas de salud es responder a la creciente prevalencia de enfermedades crónicas. A pesar de los importantes avances en su diagnóstico y tratamiento, su control no se corresponde con el esperado. Explorar la percepción que las personas tienen de su enfermedad permite identificar sus creencias y desarrollar intervenciones más efectivas que tengan en cuenta sus perspectivas y preferencias. Existen diferentes modelos para explicar la percepción de la enfermedad, entre los que destaca el de Autorregulación de Sentido Común que ha generado un creciente interés dando lugar a diversos instrumentos, como el Illness Perception Questionnaire Revised (IPQ‐R), el más utilizado internacionalmente, y el Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ), una versión breve del mismo. Ambos han demostrado tener buenas propiedades psicométricas. El objetivo de este trabajo fue adaptar culturalmente ambos cuestionarios a la población española para disponer de nuevas herramientas en el abordaje de las EC, evaluar su aplicabilidad y profundizar en el conocimiento de la representación de la enfermedad en nuestra cultura. Siguiendo la cronología del proyecto, el texto se estructura en tres estudios: Estudio I. Validación lingüística: Se siguió un método estandarizado utilizando técnicas cualitativas, obteniéndose versiones conceptual y lingüísticamente equivalentes a los cuestionarios originales. Estudio II. Validación psicométrica: Se utilizaron diversas técnicas cuantitativas. Ambos cuestionarios requirieron un alto porcentaje de hetero‐administración. Respecto a la validez, la versión adaptada del IPQ‐R mostró una estructura similar al cuestionario original, excepto por la unificación de las dimensiones representaciones emocionales‐consecuencias. Se destaca relación entre esta dimensión, la identidad y la duración cíclica, y también entre el control de tratamiento, control personal y coherencia, y además, la dificultad de reproducir la estructura del apartado Causas. Los resultados del BIPQ mostraron un agrupamiento de los ítems en dos factores que reforzaron la evidencia de la relación existente entre las dimensiones mencionadas. Las dimensiones del primer grupo mostraron una mayor relación con el estado de salud percibido, en menor grado, con algunas de las medidas de utilización de servicios estudiadas y una escasa asociación con la adherencia a la medicación. Por otra parte, las puntuaciones de ambos grupos permitieron distinguir a las enfermedades estudiadas en dos grupos con un patrón de respuesta similar. Respecto a la fiabilidad, la versión adaptada del IPQ‐R mostró valores de consistencia interna y reproducibilidad menores que el cuestionario original en algunas dimensiones, que podrían deberse a su menor cantidad de ítems, el alto porcentaje de heteroadministración y dificultades en la comprensión de algún ítem. El BIPQ también evidenció una reproducibilidad ligeramente menor en algunos ítems, probablemente relacionada con los aspectos mencionados. Estudio III. Aportación de un grupo focal de entrevistadores al proceso de adaptación cultural: Los entrevistadores proporcionaron nuevas evidencias de validez e identificaron áreas de mejora en el procedimiento de administración y en el contenido de los cuestionarios. Asimismo se comprobó la utilidad de dos estrategias de análisis de los datos textuales, una cualitativa y otra cuantitativa. Los resultados de estos estudios tienen interés tanto para la práctica clínica como para la investigación. A partir de los mismos se dispone de dos instrumentos con puntuaciones válidas y una consistencia aceptable, aplicables en nuestro contexto, para medir la percepción de la enfermedad y tener en cuenta su representación en las personas con EC. A nivel metodológico se han llevado a cabo diversas triangulaciones de métodos y técnicas que han contribuido a enriquecer y garantizar la calidad del proceso. Asimismo, se aportan datos que coinciden con los resultados de otros autores y que plantean interrogantes e hipótesis para avanzar en el conocimiento del modelo teórico de la representación de la enfermedad en nuestra cultura.
One of the major challenges currently confronting health systems is how to cope with the growing prevalence of chronic diseases. Despite the important advances made in their diagnosis and treatment, the degree of control achieved has failed to meet the expectations. Exploring patients' perceptions of their illnesses would enable to identify their beliefs and to develop interventions that take their points of view and preferences into account Among the different models developed to explain illness perception, the Common Sense Model of Self‐ Regulation has generated growing interest and has led to a number of instruments, such as the Illness Perception Questionnaire Revised (IPQ‐R), the most internationally widely use, and the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ), an abbreviated version of it. Both instruments have proved to have good psychometric properties. The aim of this study was to culturally adapt both questionnaires to the Spanish population, to have new tools for the management of chronic illnesses, to evaluate their applicability and to achieve a deeper understanding of illness representation in our culture. Following the chronology of the project, the text is structured in three studies: Study I. Linguistic validation: A standardized method was followed predominantly using qualitative techniques. Versions conceptually and lingüistically equivalent to original instruments were obtained. Study II. Psychometric validation: Various quantitative techniques were developed. Both questionnaires required a high percentage of interviewer‐based administration. Regarding validity, the adapted version of IPQ‐R displayed a similar structure to that of the original questionnaire, except for the grouping of emotional representation and consequences dimensions. We highlight the relation between this dimension and the identity and cyclical timeline, and also between treatment control, personal control and coherence and, otherwise, the difficulty of reproducing the structure of the Causes section. The BIPQ results provide further evidence of the relationship between the mentioned dimensions Scores of dimensions in first group showed a greater relation with external variables, especially with quality of life and, to a lesser extent, with some measures of health services use, and poor relation with treatment adherence. Otherwise, scores of dimensiones in both groups allowed to distinguish studied illnesses in two groups with a similar response pattern. Regarding reliability, the adapted version of the IPQ‐R showed smaller scores of internal consistency and reproducibility than the original questionnaire in some dimensions, which could be due to some aspects of administration and comprehension. The BIPQ also showed a slightly lower reproducibility in some of its items, probably also related with the mentioned aspects. Study III. Analysis of a focus group of interviewers to the cultural adaptation process: The interviewers provided new evidence of validity and identified potential areas for improvement in the administration procedure and in the content of the questionnaires. Moreover, it showed the usefulness of two strategies for textual data analysis, with qualitative and quantitative approaches respectively, which converged substantially in their key findings. The findings/results of this study have implications for clinical practice and research alike. As a consequence of the presented studies, two instruments are available with valid test scores and acceptable consistency, applicable in our context, to measure the illness perception and consider its representation in people with chronic illnesses. At the methodological level, a number of triangulations of methods and techniques were carried out, that contributed to enrich and ensure the quality of the process. On the other hand, the findings of this work are in line with other authors’ results and raise questions and hypothesis that enable further knowledge of the theoretical model of illness representation in our culture.

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Arnold, Tava L. "Predicting fluid adherence in hemodialysis patients via the illness perception questionaire - revised." unrestricted, 2007. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-11122007-020016/.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgia State University, 2007.
Title from file title page. Roger O. Weed, committee chair; Gregory Brack, Phillip Gagne, Kenneth B. Matheny, committee members. Electronic text (67 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed on July 11, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-67).

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Arnold, Tava L. "Predicting Fluid Adherence in Hemodialysis Patients via the Illness Perception Questionaire - Revided." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2008. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cps_diss/27.

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The Illness Perception Questionnaire - Revised (IPQ - R; Moss-Morris, Weinman, Petrie, Horne, Cameron, & Buick, 2002) was utilized in the current research to better understand and predict fluid adherance in hemodialysis patients. A sample of patients was recruited from three hemodialysis centers in the Los Angeles area and 116 participants completed the Illness Perception Questionnaire - Revised.

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Chen, Hsiu-Chin. "Self-Transcendence, Illness Perception, and Depression in Taiwanese Men with Oral Cancer." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/228132.

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Purposes/Aims: The purpose of this study is to examine the role of self-transcendence along with illness perception and selected demographic factors in the experience of depression in Taiwanese men who have oral cancer. There are three main research questions: 1) What are the relationships among the following variables: demographic variables (age, education level, marital status, income, and work class), illness perception, self-transcendence, and depression? 2) How does self-transcendence relate to depression–directly or as a mediator between illness perception and depression? 3) What set of variables best explain the variance in depression? Significance and Conceptual Framework Oral cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths among men in Taiwan since 2003. Depression is common in oral cancer patients and is associated with poor quality of life and negative health outcomes, such as morbidity and mortality. Illness perception is the person’s understanding of his/her health threat based upon previous experiences and how perceptions affect an individual’s coping. Self-transcendence is an inner resource of which research evidence suggests that it promotes well-being and decreases level of depression in the context of significant life-altering health events. It is proposed then that during the crisis of diagnosis and treatment of oral cancer, self-transcendence may be an independent contributor to well-being, or function as a mediator in alleviating depression. Method: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive design. A convenience sample of men who have a confirmed diagnosis of oral cancer was recruited from the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oncology, which is located at two medical centers in the same county in Taiwan. The inclusion criteria are male, ages 18 or older, ability to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese, and agreeing to participate in this study. Participants completed a Demographic and Health Related Questionnaire, a Chinese version of the Self- Transcendence Scale, Chinese versions of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire, and a Chinese version of Beck’s Depression Inventory. Data analysis included use of descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients, and multiple regression. Results and Implications The results of this study support a clinical focus on facilitating self-transcendence to improve healing outcomes during this stressful event. Obtaining information about the role of self-transcendence in Taiwanese men with oral cancer may be particularly helpful in designing interventions or support programs to prevent or minimize depressive symptoms. Self-transcendence practices may help mediate the impact of negative illness perceptions on the emotional distress of men with oral cancer. Continued research and evaluation of practice applications of the theory will contribute to nursing knowledge concerning the relationships of illness perception, self-transcendence and demographic and health-related factors in depression among Taiwanese men with oral cancer.

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Stockford, Katie. "Illness perception and readiness to change in the eating disorders : a preliminary investigation." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.404218.

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Goode, Lester John. Illness perception, psychological adjustment and survival in cancer patients. Birmingham: University of Birmingham, 1994.

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Moore, Peter James. Public perception and understanding of food hygiene and foodborne illness. Salford: University of Salford, 1995.

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Psychological time and mental illness. New York: Gardner Press, 1987.

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Ryan, Tony. Mental illness services and the perception, assessment and management of risk. York: ESRC Risk & Human Behaviour Programme, 1995.

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The social nature of mental illness. London: Routledge, 1998.

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Vitello, Corey J. The myth of a psychiatric crime wave: Public perception, juror research, and mental illness. Durham, N.C: Carolina Academic Press, 2006.

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Fletcher, Christine. Tallulah Falls. New York: Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2006.

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Curing their ills: Colonial power and African illness. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 1991.

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1966-, Roe David, and Stang Hector W. H, eds. Challenging the stigma of mental illness: Lessons for therapists and advocates. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

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M, Farr Robert, and Marková Ivana, eds. Representations of health, illness and handicap. Chur, Switzerland: Harwood Academic Publishers, 1995.

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Leigh, Hoyle. "Reality Perception Spectrum Syndromes (Imagination, Dissociation, Conversion, Somatoform, Misattribution Somatization, Psychosis)." In Genes, Memes, Culture, and Mental Illness, 249–59. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5671-2_23.

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Hosli, E. J. "Acquirement of Illness Concepts: Perception and Evaluation of Physical Sensations." In Developmental Tasks, 197–201. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8108-0_16.

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Gonder-Frederick, Linda A., and Daniel J. Cox. "Symptom Perception, Symptom Beliefs, and Blood Glucose Discrimination in the Self-Treatment of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes." In Mental Representation in Health and Illness, 220–46. New York, NY: Springer US, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9074-9_10.

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Singh, Arti, and Shikha Dixit. "Illness Perception and Adherence Behaviour in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease." In Health Psychology, 127–42. London: Routledge India, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003360858-12.

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Wong, Michael TH, Fiona Wilson, Dennisa Davidson, Caitlin Hick, and Andrew Howie. "Cultural Values, Religion and Psychosis: Five Short Stories." In International Perspectives in Values-Based Mental Health Practice, 117–25. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47852-0_14.

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AbstractThe impact of cultural values and religion on the experience, expression and perception of psychosis and serious mental illness is examined through five case narratives that involve patients of diverse illness experience and personal, cultural, religious and spiritual backgrounds. A recurrent theme among these five case narratives is that in all these respects, there is a complex interplay of values between Anglo-European religion, Māori spirituality and secular psychiatry. Within this clinical context, the health and well-being of patients living with psychosis and serious mental illness are more than the control of symptoms and behaviour and instead involves a perspective of meaning and significance which impacts on how patients recover their identity, roles, capacity and relationships.

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Marini, Maria Giulia. "Among Health, Illness and Time: Chronic Disease, Waiting Time, Recovery, Perception of Time and Resting Time." In Languages of Care in Narrative Medicine, 59–77. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94727-3_5.

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Yerusalem, Mekonen, Sofia Zyga, and Paraskevi Theofilou. "Association of Type 1 Diabetes, Social Support, Illness and Treatment Perception with Health Related Quality of Life." In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 261–70. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56246-9_21.

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Boltz, Marie, Holly Rau, Paula Williams, Holly Rau, Paula Williams, Jane Upton, Jos A. Bosch, et al. "Illness Cognitions and Perceptions." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 1027–30. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_967.

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Rau, Holly, and Paula Williams. "Illness Cognitions and Perceptions." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 1138–41. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39903-0_967.

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Upton, Jane. "Illness Perceptions Questionnaire (IPQ-R)." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 1141. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39903-0_461.

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Chanchong, Weena, Wandee Suttharangsee, and Sri Novitayani. "Illness Perception of Schizophrenia among Schizophrenic Outpatients." In Aceh International Nursing Conference. SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0008397002420249.

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Muehlan, H., G. Schomerus, M. Kendziora, S. Stolzenburg, and S. Schmidt. "Psychometrische Prüfung einer Beschwerde-Form des Illness Perception Questionnaire." In Gemeinsam forschen – gemeinsam handeln. Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1605954.

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Bintoro, Tjahja, Made Mahaguna Putra, Ni Made Dwi Yunica Astriani, and Putu Indah Sintya Dewi. "Illness Perception, Motivation, and Self-Care Behavior in Diabetic Patients." In The 5th Intenational Conference on Public Health 2019. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.26911/theicph.2019.02.46.

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BUNJES, BRUNA GIUSTO, GLAUCIA FERREIRA ABRAHÃO, PERCIVAL DEGRAVA SAMPAIO-BARROS, and ANA PAULA LUPPINO ASSAD. "EVALUATION OF ILLNESS PERCEPTION IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS WITH PULMONARY INVOLVEMENT." In 36º Congresso Brasileiro de Reumatologia. São Paulo: Editora Blucher, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5151/sbr2019-434.

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Van der Elst, K. "SP0031 Are illness perception and coping style associated with patient delay?" In Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, EULAR 2018, Amsterdam, 13–16 June 2018. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.7816.

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Nkwo, Makuochi, Banuchitra Suruliraj, and Rita Orji. "Public Perception of Mental Illness: Opportunity for Community-based Collaborative Intervention." In CHI '20: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3383023.

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MINEVA, Kremena, and Miroslava PETKOVA. "Illness Perception and Ability for Physical Activity among Patients with Chronic Diseases." In 3rd Central & Eastern European LUMEN International Conference – New Approaches in Social and Humanistic Sciences | NASHS 2017| Chisinau, Republic of Moldova | June 8-10, 2017. LUMEN Publishing House, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.18662/lumproc.nashs2017.26.

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DUCA, Diana Sinziana, Maria Nicoleta TURLIUC, and Daniela MUNTELE HENDRES. "The Couple’s Congruence of Child’s Illness Perception and the Quality of Marital Relationship." In 15th Edition of the International Conference on Sciences of Education, Studies and Current Trends in Science of Education, ICSED 2017, 9-10 June 2017, Suceava (Romania). LUMEN Publishing House, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.18662/lumproc.icsed2017.17.

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Masiak, A., K. Nowicka-Sauer, D. Banaszkiewicz, B. Grygiel-Górniak, M. Komorniczak, A. Hajduk, and Z. Zdrojewski. "THU0437 Illness perception and its correlates in patients with in anca-associated vasculitis – preliminary report." In Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, EULAR 2018, Amsterdam, 13–16 June 2018. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.6860.

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Groseanu, L., A. Balanescu, D. Predeteanu, D. Opris-Belinski, V. Bojinca, I. Saulescu, A. Borangiu, et al. "AB0646 Determinants of quality of life in systemic sclerosis and patient's perception of their illness." In Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, 14–17 June, 2017. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.4178.

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Mavroeides, Giorgos, and Katerina Koutra. Measuring illness perception in depression: A comparative systematic review of available measures protocol. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, July 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2020.7.0105.

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Swannack, Robyn, Alys Young, and Claudine Storbeck. A scoping review of deaf sign language users’ perceptions and experiences of well-being in South Africa. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, November 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.11.0082.

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Background: This scoping review concerns deaf adult sign language users from any country (e.g. users of South African Sign Language (SASL), British Sign Language (BSL), American Sign Language (ASL) and so forth). It concerns well-being understood to include subjective well-being and following the WHO’s (2001) definition of well-being as “mental health as a state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.” Well-being has three components (Steptoe, Deaton, and Stone, 2015; Stewart-Brown, Tennant, Tennant, Platt, Parkinson and Weich, 2009): (i) Live evaluation, also referred to life satisfaction, which concerns an individual’s evaluation of their life and their satisfaction with its quality and how good they feel about it; (ii) hedonic well-being which refers to everyday feelings or moods and focuses on affective components (feeling happy); (iii) eudaimonic well-being, which emphasises action, agency and self-actualisation (e.g. sense of control, personal growth, feelings of purpose and belonging) that includes judgments about the meaning of one’s life. Well-being is not defined as the absence of mental illness but rather as a positive state of flourishing that encompasses these three components. The review is not concerned with evidence concerning mental illness or psychiatric conditions amongst deaf signers. A specific concern is deaf sign language users’ perceptions and experiences of well-being.

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McKenna, Patrick, and Mark Evans. Emergency Relief and complex service delivery: Towards better outcomes. Queensland University of Technology, June 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/rep.eprints.211133.

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Emergency Relief (ER) is a Department of Social Services (DSS) funded program, delivered by 197 community organisations (ER Providers) across Australia, to assist people facing a financial crisis with financial/material aid and referrals to other support programs. ER has been playing this important role in Australian communities since 1979. Without ER, more people living in Australia who experience a financial crisis might face further harm such as crippling debt or homelessness. The Emergency Relief National Coordination Group (NCG) was established in April 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to advise the Minister for Families and Social Services on the implementation of ER. To inform its advice to the Minister, the NCG partnered with the Institute for Governance at the University of Canberra to conduct research to understand the issues and challenges faced by ER Providers and Service Users in local contexts across Australia. The research involved a desktop review of the existing literature on ER service provision, a large survey which all Commonwealth ER Providers were invited to participate in (and 122 responses were received), interviews with a purposive sample of 18 ER Providers, and the development of a program logic and theory of change for the Commonwealth ER program to assess progress. The surveys and interviews focussed on ER Provider perceptions of the strengths, weaknesses, future challenges, and areas of improvement for current ER provision. The trend of increasing case complexity, the effectiveness of ER service delivery models in achieving outcomes for Service Users, and the significance of volunteering in the sector were investigated. Separately, an evaluation of the performance of the NCG was conducted and a summary of the evaluation is provided as an appendix to this report. Several themes emerged from the review of the existing literature such as service delivery shortcomings in dealing with case complexity, the effectiveness of case management, and repeat requests for service. Interviews with ER workers and Service Users found that an uplift in workforce capability was required to deal with increasing case complexity, leading to recommendations for more training and service standards. Several service evaluations found that ER delivered with case management led to high Service User satisfaction, played an integral role in transforming the lives of people with complex needs, and lowered repeat requests for service. A large longitudinal quantitative study revealed that more time spent with participants substantially decreased the number of repeat requests for service; and, given that repeat requests for service can be an indicator of entrenched poverty, not accessing further services is likely to suggest improvement. The interviews identified the main strengths of ER to be the rapid response and flexible use of funds to stabilise crisis situations and connect people to other supports through strong local networks. Service Users trusted the system because of these strengths, and ER was often an access point to holistic support. There were three main weaknesses identified. First, funding contracts were too short and did not cover the full costs of the program—in particular, case management for complex cases. Second, many Service Users were dependent on ER which was inconsistent with the definition and intent of the program. Third, there was inconsistency in the level of service received by Service Users in different geographic locations. These weaknesses can be improved upon with a joined-up approach featuring co-design and collaborative governance, leading to the successful commissioning of social services. The survey confirmed that volunteers were significant for ER, making up 92% of all workers and 51% of all hours worked in respondent ER programs. Of the 122 respondents, volunteers amounted to 554 full-time equivalents, a contribution valued at $39.4 million. In total there were 8,316 volunteers working in the 122 respondent ER programs. The sector can support and upskill these volunteers (and employees in addition) by developing scalable training solutions such as online training modules, updating ER service standards, and engaging in collaborative learning arrangements where large and small ER Providers share resources. More engagement with peak bodies such as Volunteering Australia might also assist the sector to improve the focus on volunteer engagement. Integrated services achieve better outcomes for complex ER cases—97% of survey respondents either agreed or strongly agreed this was the case. The research identified the dimensions of service integration most relevant to ER Providers to be case management, referrals, the breadth of services offered internally, co-location with interrelated service providers, an established network of support, workforce capability, and Service User engagement. Providers can individually focus on increasing the level of service integration for their ER program to improve their ability to deal with complex cases, which are clearly on the rise. At the system level, a more joined-up approach can also improve service integration across Australia. The key dimensions of this finding are discussed next in more detail. Case management is key for achieving Service User outcomes for complex cases—89% of survey respondents either agreed or strongly agreed this was the case. Interviewees most frequently said they would provide more case management if they could change their service model. Case management allows for more time spent with the Service User, follow up with referral partners, and a higher level of expertise in service delivery to support complex cases. Of course, it is a costly model and not currently funded for all Service Users through ER. Where case management is not available as part of ER, it might be available through a related service that is part of a network of support. Where possible, ER Providers should facilitate access to case management for Service Users who would benefit. At a system level, ER models with a greater component of case management could be implemented as test cases. Referral systems are also key for achieving Service User outcomes, which is reflected in the ER Program Logic presented on page 31. The survey and interview data show that referrals within an integrated service (internal) or in a service hub (co-located) are most effective. Where this is not possible, warm referrals within a trusted network of support are more effective than cold referrals leading to higher take-up and beneficial Service User outcomes. However, cold referrals are most common, pointing to a weakness in ER referral systems. This is because ER Providers do not operate or co-locate with interrelated services in many cases, nor do they have the case management capacity to provide warm referrals in many other cases. For mental illness support, which interviewees identified as one of the most difficult issues to deal with, ER Providers offer an integrated service only 23% of the time, warm referrals 34% of the time, and cold referrals 43% of the time. A focus on referral systems at the individual ER Provider level, and system level through a joined-up approach, might lead to better outcomes for Service Users. The program logic and theory of change for ER have been documented with input from the research findings and included in Section 4.3 on page 31. These show that ER helps people facing a financial crisis to meet their immediate needs, avoid further harm, and access a path to recovery. The research demonstrates that ER is fundamental to supporting vulnerable people in Australia and should therefore continue to be funded by government.

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Women's perceptions of sexuality in rural Giza. Population Council, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/pgy1996.1002.

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This study on sexuality among women in rural Giza, Egypt, is part of a broader project on women's health and reproductive morbidity conducted by the Population Council’s Reproductive Health Working Group. Reproductive tract infections (RTIs) and other ailments associated with reproduction among women in the rural community surveyed suggest that a heavy burden of disease is being borne by women living in underprivileged areas in this region. This research on sexuality has been conducted within a conceptual framework that uses a socio-cultural approach to health and illness. The investigation is an assessment of women's perception of and knowledge about sexuality and various body organs and their functions, and the ability of these women to relate these functions to RTIs and other morbidities. There is a need to investigate and analyze the cultural dynamics that help shape the beliefs and practices of women concerning sexuality and related health problems. As noted in this monograph, this was the approach adopted in undertaking the study of sexual behavior in the Giza villages in rural Egypt.

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Women's perceptions on the effects of COVID-19 on access and use of private sector family planning services in Nigeria: The IntegratE Project. Population Council, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/sbsr2021.1019.

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In Nigeria, Community Pharmacists (CPs) and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors (PPMVs) are the first point of care for many common illnesses. Although CPs and PPMVs are not formally recognized as family planning (FP) service providers, 22% of modern contraceptive users report receiving their last method from a PPMV and 12% from a private pharmacy. PPMVs are popular for FP because of their widespread availability, consistent drug stocks, extended hours, personable interactions, and lack of separate fees for consultations. As in many places, the COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges to health services in Nigeria. By limiting person-to-person contact, especially during initial lockdowns, there were concerns regarding disruptions in access to, and use of, FP especially among populations already experiencing high unmet need. The IntegratE Project (2017-21) seeks to increase access to contraceptive methods by involving the private sector in FP service delivery in Lagos and Kaduna states. The Project is simultaneously raising awareness about the FP that CPs and PPMVs provide. This brief focuses on understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on FP use among women receiving services from CPs and PPMVs.

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