| Illness representations of type 2 diabetes patients are associated with perceptions of diabetes threat in relatives. | |
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PMID: 23399919 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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In the fight against the type 2 diabetes epidemic, patients might be asked to discuss familial susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in their family. Illness representations of patients (N = 546) were assessed to explore their impact on perceived type 2 diabetes threat in relatives. Reporting high type 2 diabetes burden, emotional impact and perceiving type 2 diabetes as an inheritable disease seemed to increase patients' family risk perception and worries about relatives' future health. Patients with coherent illness understanding reported positive beliefs regarding type 2 diabetes prevention in relatives. Findings may give direction in how illness representations may be used to guide patients in the process of family risk disclosure. |
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Suzanne C M van Esch; Marjan D Nijkamp; Martina C Cornel; Frank J Snoek |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-2-11 |
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Title: Journal of health psychology Volume: - ISSN: 1461-7277 ISO Abbreviation: J Health Psychol Publication Date: 2013 Feb |
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Created Date: 2013-2-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9703616 Medline TA: J Health Psychol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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VU University Medical Center, The Netherlands. |
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