Illness Perception and Well-Being Among Persons with Multiple Sclerosis and Their Caregivers

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 33-52

  Bassi, Marta ^a   Falautano, Monica ^b   Cilia, Sabina ^c   Goretti, Benedetta ^d   Grobberio, Monica ^e   Pattini, Marianna ^f   Pietrolongo, Erika ^g   Viterbo, Rosa Gemma ^h   Amato, Maria Pia ^d   Benin, Miriam ^e   Lugaresi, Alessandra ^g   Minacapelli, Eleonora ^b   Montanari, Enrico ^f   Patti, Francesco ^c   Trojano, Maria ^h   Delle Fave, Antonella ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Policlinic G Rodolico of University   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f AUSL Parma   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hedonic balance; Illness perceptions; Multiple sclerosis; Psychological well being; Satisfaction with life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS PERCEPTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERCEPTION; PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REVISED ILLNESS PERCEPTION QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION WITH LIFE SCALE; WELLBEING; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84959550362     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: 15733572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-015-9425-8     Document Type: Article

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