The illness perception questionnaire: A new method for assessing the cognitive representation of illness |
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Authors: | John Weinman Keith J. Petrie Rona Moss-morris Rob Horne |
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Affiliation: | 1. Unit of Psychology, United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals , London Bridge, London, SEI 9RT, United Kingdom;2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science , University of Auckland School of Medicine , Auckland, New Zealand;3. The John Harris Clinical Pharmacy Unit, University of Brighton , Brighton, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | Abstract The Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ) is a new method for assessing cognitive representations of illness. The IPQ is a theoretically derived measure comprising five scales that provides information about the five components that have been found to underlie the cognitive representation of illness. The five scales assess identity - the symptoms the patient associates with the illness, cause - personal ideas about aetiology, time-line - the perceived duration of the illness, consequences - expected effects and outcome and cure control - how one controls or recovers from the illness. The IPQ has a specific number of core items but allows the user to add items for particular patient groups or health threats. Data is presented supporting the reliability and validity of the IPQ scales in different chronic illness populations. |
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Keywords: | Illness perceptions questionnaire reliability validity chronic illness personal models |
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