Naslov
How cardiovascular patients perceive their illness? A pilot study

Autori
Petriček, Goranka ; Cerovečki-Nekić, Venija ; Lazić Đurđica ; Ožvačić Adžić, Zlata ; Soldo, Dragan ; Tiljak, Hrvoje ; Vrcić-Keglević, Mladenka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Izvornik
Book of abstracts.Wonca Europe 2007.Paris, 2007 / - Pariz, 2007, 861-861

Skup
Wonca Europe 2007.

Mjesto i datum
Pariz, Francuska, 2007

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
general/family practice; chronic illness; cardiovascular patients; illness perception

Sažetak
How cardiovascular patients perceive their illness? A pilot study Petricek G, Cerovecki-Nekic V, Lazic D, Ozvacic Z, Soldo D, Tiljak H, Vrcic-Keglevic M Aim: The illness perception approach begins with the patients experience of illness and the main emphasis is on the patients own cognitive model of their bodily changes that reflect either transient symptoms or more long-term illness. The aim of this study is to describe components of the illness perception of cardiovascular patients (identity, cause, timeline, consequences and cure/control), to determine emotive representation of illness and illness coherence. Design and methods: Descriptive study with 68 cardiovascular patients was carried out in two Croatian general/family practices, during June 2006. Patient illness perception was assessed using Illness Perception Questionnaire – revised (IPQ-R). Data were analyzed using SPSS for Windows. Results: Illness identity was described with symptoms (chest pain (68/68), wheeziness (60/68), fatigue (54/68), nausea (53/68), breathlessness (54/68) and headache (43/68)). Patients considered stress or worry (55/68) the main cause of their illness. Most of patients perceived their illness will last for a long time (59/68), was likely to be permanent (60/68), with periodically improvement and worsening (53/68). More than half patients perceived their illness as serious condition (45/68), which strongly affected way other people see them (42/68), and had serious financial consequences (43/68). Patients stated they could control illness personally (49/68) as well with proposed treatment (61/68). Patients were mostly worried with their illness (49/68). Most of patients understood their condition coherently (58/68). Patients perception of illness consequences correlated positively with perception of illness timeline (p<0.01), personal illness control (p<0.01), and emotive representations of illness (p<0.01). Emotive representations of illness correlated positively with perception of illness timeline (p<0.01) and cyclical illness timeline (p<0.05). Conclusion: In the era of strengthening patient centered care, understanding patient illness perception is physician everyday job and IPQ-R is a simple and flexible method of identifying patient illness perception.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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