In:
The Clinical Respiratory Journal, Wiley, Vol. 8, No. 3 ( 2014-07), p. 364-368
Abstract:
The increasing prevalence of allergic rhinitis ( AR ) is reported worldwide. Illness perception ( IP ) assessment is warranted in current routine clinical practice to assist communication between patients and medical staff, and improve adherence to treatment and disease outcome. Objective To investigate a group of patients with AR in terms of their IP by the B rief I llness P erception Q uestionnaire ( BIPQ ) and to correlate the findings with demographic and clinical features. Methods In this observational questionnaire‐based study, a successive series of patients treated for AR at the A llergology and I mmunology T eaching H ospital, C linical C entre of S erbia in B elgrade, were enrolled from S eptember 2010 to J anuary 2011, and 93 valid questionnaires were analyzed. Each item of the BIPQ assessed one dimension of IP like the consequences, timeline, personal control, treatment control, identity, coherence, emotional representation and concern. Results The patients' average age: 35.25 ± 12.42; male/female ratio: 0.79; the overall BIPQ score = 34.69 ± 11.89. The highest item‐related scores were found for treatment control (8.17 ± 2.28), illness understanding (7.34 ± 2.96) and emotional representation (6.30 ± 3.45), and the lowest for identity (4.8 ± 2.78) and affection (4.83 ± 2.65). Women compared with men perceive AR as a significantly more threatening disease ( P = 0.04). No significant correlation between the BIPQ total or item‐related scores was found for any other demographic or clinical feature. Conclusion The BIPQ , which allows rapid assessment of IP and reveals gender differences in AR , is a convenient tool for use in routine clinical practice. Further investigation is needed to demonstrate how IP may influence patients' behavior in AR , treatment adherence and disease outcome.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1752-6981
,
1752-699X
DOI:
10.1111/crj.2014.8.issue-3
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2014
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2442214-9
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