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: | Ad A Kaptein Inez M van Korlaar Linda D Cameron Carla Y Vossen Felix J M van der Meer Frits R Rosendaal |
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| Institution: | Unit of Psychology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. a.a.kaptein@lumc.nl |
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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. |
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