According to the common-sense model of self-regulation, individuals form lay
representations of illnesses that guide co** procedures to manage illness threat. We meta …

The common sense model of illness self-regulation outlines the dynamic processes by
which individuals perceive, interpret, and respond to health threats and illness-related …

British Psychology Society Textbook of the Year 2020 Why do people who are more socially
connected live longer and have better health than those who are socially isolated? Why are …

Adherence to therapies is a primary determinant of treatment success. Poor adherence
attenuates optimum clinical benefits and therefore reduces the overall effectiveness of …

This paper presents a revised version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R), a
recently developed and widely used quantitative measure of the five components of illness …

A meta-analysis of empirical studies (N= 45) adopting Leventhal, Meyer and Nerenz's
(1980) Common Sense Model (CSM) of illness representations is presented. The average …

In addition to recurrent pain, fatigue, and increased rates of physical disability, individuals
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased prevalence of some mental health …

OBJECTIVES: To discuss the current terminologies used for fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS)
and related overlap** conditions, to examine if central sensitivity syndromes (CSS) is the …

Objective Illness perceptions have proven to be predictive of co** and adjustment in many
chronically ill patients. However, insights into illness perceptions of cancer patients are …

Psoriasis is associated with significant physical and psychological burden affecting all facets
of a patient's life–relationships, social activities, work and emotional wellbeing. The …