2012
DOI: 10.5964/pch.v1i3.24
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Misconceptions and Illness Perceptions in Cardiac Patients and Their Spouses: A Pilot Study

Abstract: ResumoObjetivo: O presente estudo de caráter exploratório procurou caraterizar e comparar as perceções de doença e as crenças erróneas sobre a doença cardíaca em pacientes portugueses e nos seus cônjuges. Método: A amostra foi composta por 46 pacientes com doença cardíaca e 32 cônjuges. Foi utilizada uma metodologia combinada (qualitativa e quantitativa), com recurso a instrumentos de autorrelato e, no caso das perceções de doença dos pacientes, também a desenhos do coração. Resultados: Verificou-se que as per… Show more

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“…First, a descriptive analysis of the Brief‐IPQ was performed. The Brief‐IPQ was validated in several populations including the Portuguese population (Figueiras et al, ; Figueiras, Monteiro, & Caeiro, ). However, this questionnaire was not validated in periodontal samples, and for that reason, we started by testing the factorability, followed by an exploratory factor analysis (EFA), in order to explore the factor structure of Brief‐IPQ in the Portuguese periodontal sample (Appendix ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…First, a descriptive analysis of the Brief‐IPQ was performed. The Brief‐IPQ was validated in several populations including the Portuguese population (Figueiras et al, ; Figueiras, Monteiro, & Caeiro, ). However, this questionnaire was not validated in periodontal samples, and for that reason, we started by testing the factorability, followed by an exploratory factor analysis (EFA), in order to explore the factor structure of Brief‐IPQ in the Portuguese periodontal sample (Appendix ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%