The illness perception questionnaire: A new method for assessing the cognitive representation of illness
- 1 March 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Psychology & Health
- Vol. 11 (3) , 431-445
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08870449608400270
Abstract
The Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ) is a new method for assessing cognitive representations of illness. The IPQ is a theoretically derived measure comprising five scales that provides information about the five components that have been found to underlie the cognitive representation of illness. The five scales assess identity - the symptoms the patient associates with the illness, cause - personal ideas about aetiology, time-line - the perceived duration of the illness, consequences - expected effects and outcome and cure control - how one controls or recovers from the illness. The IPQ has a specific number of core items but allows the user to add items for particular patient groups or health threats. Data is presented supporting the reliability and validity of the IPQ scales in different chronic illness populations.Keywords
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