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Do patients suffering from chronic diseases retrospectively overestimate how healthy they were before they fell ill? / Pacientes que sufren enfermedades crónicas: ¿sobreestiman qué tan saludables eran antes de enfermar?
Hinz, Andreas; Zenger, Markus; Leuteritz, Katja; Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Anja; Petrowski, Katja.
Affiliation
  • Hinz, Andreas; University of Leipzig. Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology. Germany
  • Zenger, Markus; University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal. Department of Applied Human Studies. University of Leipzig. Germany
  • Leuteritz, Katja; University of Leipzig. Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology. Germany
  • Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Anja; University of Leipzig. Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology. Germany
  • Petrowski, Katja; University of Mainz. Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy. Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology. Germany
Int. j. clin. health psychol. (Internet) ; Int. j. clin. health psychol. (2004);21(3): 1-8, sep.-dec. 2021. tab
Article in En | IBECS | ID: ibc-211575
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ABSTRACT
Background/Objective: To examine the impact of a disease on a person's subjective health state, patients are often asked to assess their current health state and to retrospectively assess how healthy they were before they fell ill. The objective of this study was to test whether patients generally overestimated the quality of their pre-disease health. Method: Six samples of patients with chronic diseases (cancer patients, cardiovascular patients, and patients diagnosed with sarcoidosis, N between 197 and 1,197) were analyzed. The patients assessed their current health states and their health states at the time before diagnosis. The retrospective scores were compared with matched data from general population studies. Results: In three of the six studies, the retrospective health ratings of the patients were significantly higher than the general population norms (effect sizes between 0.24 and 0.46), two studies yielded nonsignificant effects, and in one study there was an opposite trend. The general overestimation of pre-disease health was more pronounced in older patients as compared with younger ones, and it was more pronounced when global health/quality of life was to be assessed. Conclusions: Retrospective assessments of pre-disease health states are not appropriate for assessing disease-related changes in a person's health state. (AU)
RESUMEN
Antecedentes/Objetivo: Cuando se quiere examinar el impacto de una enfermedad en la percepción de salud de una persona se pide a la misma evaluar su estado actual y retrospectivamente evaluar también como era su salud antes de enfermar. El objetivo de este estudio era comprobar si los pacientes generalmente sobreestiman la calidad de su salud pre-enfermedad. Método: Seis muestras de pacientes con enfermedades crónicas (pacientes con cáncer, enfermedad cardiovascular y sarcoidosis, n entre 197 y 1.197) fueron analizadas. Los pacientes evaluaron su estado de salud actual y su estado de salud antes del diagnóstico. Los puntajes retrospectivos fueron comparados con datos pareados de estudios con la población general. Resultados: En tres de los seis estudios los puntajes retrospectivos de salud de los pacientes fueron significativamente más altos que la norma poblacional (tamaños del efecto entre 0,24 y 0,26), dos estudios mostraron efectos no significativos y uno de los estudios mostró la tendencia opuesta. La sobreestimación de la salud fue más pronunciada en pacientes mayores comparados con pacientes jóvenes. Conclusiones: Las evaluaciones retrospectivas de estados de salud pre-enfermedad no son apropiadas para evaluar cambios relacionados con la enfermedad en el estado de salud de una persona. (AU)
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Full text: 1 Collection: 06-national / ES Database: IBECS Main subject: Chronic Disease / Diagnostic Self Evaluation Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Int. j. clin. health psychol. (2004) / Int. j. clin. health psychol. (Internet) Year: 2021 Document type: Article

Full text: 1 Collection: 06-national / ES Database: IBECS Main subject: Chronic Disease / Diagnostic Self Evaluation Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Int. j. clin. health psychol. (2004) / Int. j. clin. health psychol. (Internet) Year: 2021 Document type: Article