Using the common-sense model to predict risk perception and disease-related worry in individuals at increased risk for venous thrombosis. |
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Authors: | Kaptein, Ad A. van Korlaar, Inez M. Cameron, Linda D. Vossen, Carla Y. van der Meer, Felix J.M. Rosendaal, Frits R. |
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Abstract: | Objective: This study applied the Common-Sense Model (CSM) to predict risk perception and disease-related worry in 174 individuals with a genetic predisposition to venous thrombosis (thrombophilia). Design: Participants completed an adapted version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R) and measures assessing risk perception and worry. Results: Regression analyses revealed that illness perceptions were predictors of risk perception and thrombosis worry. The hypothesis that illness perceptions mediate the relationship between a person's experience of venous thrombosis and perceived risk and thrombosis worry could not be confirmed. Conclusions: Further research should refine the IPQ-R for populations at risk of a disease and examine the value of the CSM in explaining the relationship between risk perception, worry, and health behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
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Keywords: | Common-Sense Model illness perceptions risk perception worry genetic testing venous thrombosis |
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