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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Di Mattei, Valentina E
• Carnelli, Letizia
• Mazzetti, Martina
• Bernardi, Martina
• Di Pierro, Rossella
• Bergamini, Alice
• Mangili, Giorgia
• Candiani, Massimo
• Sarno, Lucio
• Rosenfeld, Cheryl S.

Titel

Mental Representations of Illness in Patients with Gestational Trophoblastic Disease: How Do Patients Perceive Their Condition?

Ist Teil von

• PloS one, 2016-04, Vol.11 (4), p.e0153869-e0153869

Ort / Verlag

United States: Public Library of Science

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Gestational Trophoblastic Disease comprises a group of benign and malignant disorders that derive from the placenta. Using Leventhal's Common-Sense Model as a theoretical framework, this paper examines illness perception in women who have been diagnosed with this disease. Thirty-one women diagnosed with Gestational Trophoblastic Disease in a hospital in Italy were asked to complete the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised to measure the following: illness Identity, illness opinions and causes of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease. High mean scores were observed in the Emotional representations and Treatment control subscales. A significant difference emerged between hydatidiform mole patients and those with gestational trophoblastic neoplasia on the Identity subscale. A significant correlation emerged between "time since diagnosis" and the Treatment control subscale. This study is the first to investigate illness perception in Gestational Trophoblastic Disease. From a clinical perspective the results highlight the need for multidisciplinary support programs to promote a more realistic illness perception.