Avaliação de personalidade tipo D e percepção de doença em pacientes cardiopatas / Evaluation of type D personality and ilness perception in patientes with coronary artery disease / Evaluación de personalidad tipo D y percepción de enfermedad en pacientes cardiopatas

As doenças cardiovasculares representam a principal causa de morte no Mundo, podendo sua etiologia estar ligada a fatores psicológicos, como a Personalidade Tipo D. Indivíduos com esse tipo de personalidade apresentam vivência crônica de afetividade negativa associada à inibição social. Outro fator importante no adoecimento é a maneira como os sujeitos percebem sua saúde, pois esta resultará na implementação de estratégias para lidar com sua condição. Nesse sentido, o objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar, pela aplicação dos instrumentos Brief IPQ e DS-14, a relação entre a percepção de doença e a prevalência de Personalidade Tipo D em 80 pacientes com DAC , durante internação hospitalar. Na comparação das médias, pode-se verificar que os sujeitos com PTD tendem a perceber maior severidade em sua doença. Foram encontrados, também, índices baixos de entendimento dos fatores causais e temporalidade da doença. Ressalta-se o papel das estratégias psicoeducativas como fundamentais na atenção a esses pacientes.

Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death in Brazil, multiple factors are related to the etiology of this condition, including those of psychological origin, such as Type D Personality, that seems to predispose subjects to a chronic stress state that would increase the risk of developing CVDs. Another factor with influence in the disease is the way individuals perceive their health status, being this perception responsible for the way they create devices to deal with their condition. In this sense, the objective of the present study was to evaluate, using Brief IPQ and DS-14 Scale, the relationship between the perception of disease and the prevalence of Type D Personality in 80 patients with CAD during hospitalization. It can be observed that, although no statistical correlations were found between the variables, subjects with TDP tend to perceive greater severity in their disease. We also found low levels of understanding and the temporality of the disease. The role of psychoeducational strategies is highlighted.

Las enfermedades cardiovasculares representan la principal causa de muerte en el mundo, pudiendo su etiología estar ligada a factores psicológicos, como la Personalidad Tipo D. Otro factor importante en los contextos de enfermedad es la manera en que los sujetos perciben su salud, ya que resultará en la implementación de estrategias para lidiar con su condición. En este sentido el objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar por la aplicación de los instrumentos Brief IPQ y DS-14, la relación entre la percepción de enfermedad y la prevalencia de Personalidad Tipo D en 80 pacientes con DAC durante internación hospitalaria. Aunque, no significativamente entre las variables, los sujetos con PTD tienden a percibir mayor severidad en su enfermedad. Se encontraron, también, índices bajos de entendimiento de los factores causales y de la temporalidad de la enfermedad. Se resalta el papel de las estrategias psicoeducativas como fundamentales en la atención a estos pacientes.

Effects of Illness Perception and Health Beliefs on the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients in the Yanbian Area of China

PURPOSE: This study aimed to identify the effects of illness perception and health beliefs on the quality of life (QOL) of breast cancer patients. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Data were collected using questionnaires administered to 200 patients admitted for chemotherapy after a partial or total mastectomy at a university hospital in Yanji City. The data were analyzed using t-tests, analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and hierarchical regression analysis. RESULTS: The QOL of the breast cancer patients was significantly correlated with health beliefs and a subfactor of illness perception. The significant factors influencing QOL were understanding illness and feeling threatened, accounting for 31.7% of the variance in QOL. CONCLUSION: Illness perception of breast cancer patients had a negative influence on QOL, whereas health beliefs affected it positively. An implication of this study's findings is that interventions to reduce negative illness perception can improve the QOL among breast cancer patients.

Relationship between illness perceptions and health behavior of patients with lower extremity arterial disease / 现代临床护理

Objectives To explore the relationship between illness perceptions and health behavior in the subjects. Methods Revised illness perception questionnaire and health promoting lifestyle profileⅡ (HPLPⅡ) were used to measure 101 patients′illness perception and health behavior between the groups. Results The HPLPⅡscore of LEAD was(2.17 ± 0.29) with the score of dimension. The course of disease, prognosis and perception of emotion were negatively related to health behaviour; personal control and primaty congtion of drsease were postively related to health behaviour (all P<0.01). Conclusion Medical personnel should pay attention to the relationship between illness perceptions and health behavior in patients with LEAD and effective measures should be taken to improve the patients′illness perceptions, promote their choices and persistence in health behavior and improve the quality of life.

Cuál es la percepción de enfermedad de pacientes colombianos con lupus eritematoso sistémico: aplicación del Revised Illness Perceptions Questionnaire (IPQ-R) / Illness perception in Colombian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) based on the revised Illness perceptions questionnaire (IPQ-R)

Antecedentes: La percepción de la enfermedad es una representación cognitiva que influye directamente en la respuesta emocional del paciente a su enfermedad y su comportamiento para hacer frente a esta, haciendo referencia a las percepciones cognitivas (identidad, las consecuencias de la enfermedad, la duración de esta, control personal y la eficacia del tratamiento), y a las percepciones emocionales (la conciencia sobre la enfermedad, las emociones generadas y la comprensión de esta).Objetivo: Determinar la percepción de la enfermedad en los pacientes con lupus eritematoso sistémico (LES) a través del cuestionario de percepción de enfermedad revisado (IPQ-R).Pacientes y métodos: Se realizó la aplicación del IPQ-R en 72  pacientes con LES para la estimación de la percepción de la enfermedad. Análisis estadístico: pruebas de hipótesis, estadístico chi-cuadrado, t de Student y estadística de Pearson.Resultados: IPQ-R puntuaciones: identidad 10,2 ± 4,3, duración (aguda / crónica) 18,1 ± 2,9, consecuencias 19,2  ±  3,7, control personal 19,8  ±  2,9, control de tratamiento 15, 5  ±  1,9, coherencia 14,7 ± 3,1, tiempo cíclico 14,2 ± 2,9, representaciones emocionales 18,3 ± 4,2. Teniendo en cuenta las variables sociodemográficas evidenciamos que los pacientes de mayor nivel educativo tienen menos confianza en que el tratamiento va a controlar la enfermedad y no lo entienden, de igual forma, los pacientes que entienden su enfermedad creen que el tratamiento es eficaz en el control del lupus. El estar desempleado se correlaciona con más síntomas de ansiedad y depresión a causa del LES; a medida que progresa la enfermedad, los pacientes más crónicos sienten mejor control personal sobre su enfermedad y a mayor número de recaídas sienten que tienen consecuencias más negativas en su vida, esto hace que atribuyan al LES más síntomas somáticos...

Background: Illness perception is a cognitive representation that directly influences the patient's emotional response to their disease and their behavior to cope with this. Illness perception focuses on cognitive perceptions (identity, consequences of the disease, duration of this, personal control, and treatment effectiveness) and emotional (awareness of the illness, emotions generated, and understanding of them).Objective: To determine illness perceptions in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients through the revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R). Patients and methods: A total of 72 patients participated. IPQR was used for the estimation of the illness perception. Statistical analysis: hypothesis tests, chi-square statistic, Student's t-test, Pearson statistic.Results: IPQ-R scores: Identity 10.2±4.3, Timeline (acute/chronic) 18.1±2.9, Consequences 19.2±3.7, Personal Control 19.8±2.9, Treatment control 15.5±1.9, Illness coherence 14.7±3.1, Cylcic timeline 14.2±2.9, Emotional representations 18.3±4,2. Considering sociodemographic variables, higher educational level patients are less confident that the treatment will control the disease and understand it less. Patients who understand their illness think that the treatment is effective in controlling the disease. Unemployment correlated with more symptoms of anxiety and depression due to the SLE. As the disease gets more chronic, patients feel they have better personal control over their illness, and a much higher number of flares bring more negative consequences to their lives, and leads to them having more somatic symptoms than those caused by SLE...