Health beliefs and rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery

Roberts, N.; Smith, Russell R.; Bennett, Susan J.; Cape, John; Norton, R; Kilburn, Peter

doi:10.1016/0022-3999(84)90007-2

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“…Above that there is also evidence suggesting that the patients' cognitions andespecially-beliefs in the controllability of pain may affect treatment outcome (Harkapaa et al 1991;Jensen et al 1991;Johnson et al 1989;Roberts et al 1984). Research on chronic disease and immune functioning suggests that the adaptive benefits of optimism may be dependent on the controllability of the disease (Fournier et al 2002), as well as the complexity and persistence of stressors (Segerstrom 2005).…”

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The Effect of Dispositional Optimism in HRQOL in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions in Greece

Tsakogia¹,

Lyrakos

Damigos

et al. 2010

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The purpose of this investigation was to study the influence of optimism in the quality of life of patients with musculoskeletal problems that were referred to Amfilohia Rehabilitation Center, because of chronic pain and kinetic difficulties. The sample consisted of 96 patients. The questionnaires that were used are the short form health questionnaire (12 questions; SF12), the life orientation test-revised (LOT-R) and a VAS scale for pain measurement. According to the regression analysis performed, dispositional optimism is an independent factor affecting both the physical (β=.249, p<.005) and mental composite score (β=.414, p<.0001) in patients with musculoskeletal problems, even after controlling for the effect of pain intensity.Keywords Pain . Musculoskeletal disorders . Health related quality of life .

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confidence: 94%

The Effect of Dispositional Optimism in HRQOL in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions in Greece

Tsakogia¹,

Lyrakos

Damigos

et al. 2010

Applied Research Quality Life

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“…Research [7,8] indicates that patients' own beliefs and understanding of health and treatment regulate their health behaviour. People not only seek medical explanations of their disease, but also try to understand the disease within their social and cultural context [9].…”

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Can Social Support and Control Agency Change Illness Consequences? Evidence from Cervix Cancer Patients

Awasthi¹,

Mishra²

2013

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Research has demonstrated facilitative effects of social support on psychological and physical well-being of individuals suffering from chronic health problems. Social support can change not only patients' perception of their health problems, but also the consequences of their illness. In the present study with cervix cancer patients, the relationship of social support and illness control agency with illness consequences and health outcome beliefs was examined. Emotional, informational, social companionship and practical supports were found to be negatively correlated with the severity of interpersonal, physiological and psychological consequences of illness. Patients' belief in self-control and doctor-control was related to less severity and less pain of illness, and strong hope for better health outcomes.

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“…Reviewing many studies, Wortman (1983) posited that patients' beliefs about the world play an important role in shaping their reactions to the sudden onset of a disease or disability. Based on their empirical work with hospital patients, Roberts, Smith, Bennett, Cape, Norton, and Kilburn (1984) concluded that perceived causality influenced the health behaviour of patients far more than the information provided by doctors. Finkler and Correa (1996) conducted a 2-year study in a public hospital in Mexico City.…”

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Culture as a Factor in Causal Understanding of Illness : A Study of Cancer Patients

Kohli

Dalal

1998

Psychology and Developing Societies

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AllahabadThe main objective of this study is to examine the explanatory models which Indian women use to understand their life threatening diseases. Tbepaper also examines the linkages between these causal explanations and their psychological recovery. Earlier work has shown that in the Indian cultural setting, hospitalised patients attributed their illness more often to metaphysical beliefs. A sample of 132 adult cervical cancer patients from rural background was divided into three groups according to the stage of treatment (first week of radiation therapy, last week of radiation therapy, and subsequent check-up) and interviewed. The findings reveal thatpatients more often attributed their illness to metaphysical beliefs: fate, God's will, karma than to other factors. These factors, however, showed no clear linkages with psychological recovery, which was negatively correlated with attributions to family conditions, physical weakness and mental stress. Implications of these findings for providing better care to cancer patients are discussed.hen a life-threatening illness strikes the individual, the primary concern of the patient is searching and understanding the causes of such illness. Such causal understanding is essential to sustain hope of recovery and to decide the future course of action. Many studies (Radley, 1994) have shown that people not only seek medical explanations of their disease but also try to understand the disease within their social and cultural context. A commonsense undei standing of at UNIV NEBRASKA LIBRARIES on April 4, 2015 pds.sagepub.com Downloaded from

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Health beliefs and rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery

Cited by 25 publications

References 11 publications

The Effect of Dispositional Optimism in HRQOL in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions in Greece

The Effect of Dispositional Optimism in HRQOL in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions in Greece

Can Social Support and Control Agency Change Illness Consequences? Evidence from Cervix Cancer Patients

Culture as a Factor in Causal Understanding of Illness : A Study of Cancer Patients

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