©2017 Turkish League Against Rheumatism. All rights reserved. ABSTRACT Objectives: This study aims to assess the factor structure of the Turkish Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the relationship of illness perceptions with disease activity and psychological well-being. Patients and methods: One hundred and fifty RA patients (8 males...

Introduction: It is important for HIV positive patients to be engaged in their care and be adherent to treatment in order to reduce disease progression and mortality. Studies found that illness representations influence adherence through the mediating role of coping behaviors. However, no study has ever tested if patient engagement to the visits mediate the relationship between illness percepti...

OBJECTIVE Somatic causal illness attributions are being considered as potential positive criteria for somatoform disorders (SFDs) in DSM-V. The aim of this study was to investigate whether patients diagnosed with SFDs tend towards a predominantly somatic attribution style. METHODS We compared the causal illness attributions of 48 SFD and 149 non-somatoform disorder patients, in a sample of pa...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship among subjective illness impact, subjective well-being, and psoriasis severity as assessed by dermatologists. Furthermore, subjective well-being of psoriasis patients was compared to available norm data. METHODS Fifty-nine psoriasis patients participated in this study. The following measures were administered: (a) the Pict...

Background: In the “treating to target” strategy to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management, “cognitive” beyond “physical” measures allow a more comprehensive assessment. This study reports a predictive analysis of patient properties on Disease Activity, and the degree to which these predictions could be uniquely attributable to Illness perception (IP), pain, and sex differences. Methods: This cr...

BACKGROUND End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have increased mortality and morbidity. According to Leventhal's self-regulation model, these patients mentally develop illness representations and coping strategies in order to better understand their condition. Mental representations seem to be an important factor for clinical and psychosocial outcomes. We aimed to systematically review all a...