Illness perceptions in brazilian women with cervical cancer, women with precursory lesions and healthy women.

  • Elisa Kern de Castro Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brasil
  • Magnoria Aretz Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brasil
  • Priscila Lawrenz Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brasil
  • Fernanda Bittencourt Romeiro Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brasil
  • Sílvia Abduch Haas Hospital Santa Rita, Porto Alegre, Brasil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_PSIC.2013.v10.n2-3.43459
Keywords: Illness perception, illness representations, cancer, cervical cancer, human papilloma virus.

Abstract

Purpose: to compare the perceptions about cervical cancer in: 1) women with cervical cancer, 2) women with precursory lesions; and 3) healthy women. Participants were 150 adult women from southern Brazil.
Measures: Sociodemographic and Clinical Data sheet, Illness Perception Questionnaire – Revised and Illness Perception Questionnaire for healthy people. Results showed significant differences between groups in the dimensions of timeline cyclic and identity, indicating that healthy women perceived more symptoms, but as more cyclical (acute/chronic) compared to the other two groups. With regard to the causes of illness, women with cancer more often attributed it to their emotional state/stress/concerns than healthy women or those with precursory lesions.

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Published
2013-11-25
How to Cite
Kern de Castro E., Aretz M., Lawrenz P., Bittencourt Romeiro F. y Abduch Haas S. (2013). Illness perceptions in brazilian women with cervical cancer, women with precursory lesions and healthy women. Psicooncología, 10(2-3), 417-423. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_PSIC.2013.v10.n2-3.43459
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Vol. 10 No. 2-3 (2013)
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