Illness Perceptions, Coping, Health-Related Quality of Life and Psychological Outcomes in Cervical Dystonia.

ABSTRACT: This study examined the predictive ability of the Common-Sense Model to explain psychological outcomes in cervical dystonia, a movement disorder that affects the muscles of the head and neck. Illness Perceptions Questionnaire-Revised, brief COPE, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Cervical Dystonia Impact Profile and the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory were completed by 118 people with cervical dystonia. Correlations and hierarchical multiple regression models were conducted. Illness perceptions and coping strategies explained 59% of variance in anxiety, 61% of variance in depression and health-related quality of life and 19% of variance in post-traumatic growth. Illness perceptions and coping strategies are significant factors to consider in terms of psychological adjustment and outco

SUBMITTER: O'Connor S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10042972 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature