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Using the common-sense model to predict risk perception and disease-related worry in individuals at increased risk
Ad A Kaptein1, Inez M van Korlaar, Linda D Cameron
1Unit of Psychology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. a.a.kaptein@lumc.nl
Objective:
This study applied the Common-Sense Model (CSM) to predict risk perception and disease-related worry in 174 individuals with a genetic predisposition to venous thrombosis (thrombophilia).
Design:
Participants completed an adapted version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R) and measures assessing risk perception and worry.
Results:
Regression analyses revealed that illness perceptions were predictors of risk perception and thrombosis worry. The hypothesis that illness perceptions mediate the relationship between a person's experience of venous thrombosis and perceived risk and thrombosis worry could not be confirmed.
Conclusions:
Further research should refine the IPQ-R for populations at risk of a disease and examine the value of the CSM in explaining the relationship between risk perception, worry, and health behavior.
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