Longitudinal assessment of illness perceptions in young adults with cancer

Bibliographic Data

ID4407208
AuthorsElisa Kern De Castro (0000-0002-1290-7561, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos), Marina Kreling (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos), Clarissa Ponciano, Clarissa Franco Ponciano (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos), Bruna Machado Meneghetti (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos), Carolina Mainieri Chem, Carolina Chem
Year2012
Volume25
Issue4
Pages671-678
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsicologia Reflexão e Crítica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-7972 • E-ISSN: 1678-7153
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-79722012000400006
OpenAlexW2096086192
SCIELO_PIDS0102-79722012000400006
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited3

The purpose of this study was to assess longitudinally the illness perception in young adults with cancer. Participants were 50 patients who answered socio-demographic and clinical data questionnaires and the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ). Longitudinal results revealed no significant changes in illness perceptions over one-year period. However, perceptions about cancer causality were significantly different in the same period. Women presented more negative cognitive perceptions about cancer than men in Time 1 (T1), but in T2 women revealed more negative emotional perceptions about the cancer. It was concluded that illness perception over one-year period remained relatively stable, but there are strong evidence for differences between men and women

Cancer · Causality (physics) · Cognition · Longitudinal study · Perception · Psychiatry · Cancer survivorship and care · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Gerontology

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