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VINACCIA, STEFANO et al. QUALITY OF LIFE, RESILIENCE, PERCEPTION AND ILLNESS BEHAVIOR IN PATIENTS WITH FUNCTIONAL DYSPEPSIA. Act.Colom.Psicol. [online]. 2014, vol.17, n.1, pp.61-70. ISSN 0123-9155.

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between resilience, perception of illness and illness behavior, and its effect on the health-related quality of life of 49 patients with Functional Dyspepsia from the city of Bogotá, Colombia. The design was descriptive correlation cross-sectional. Instruments: The Brief-Resilient Coping Scale BSRS, the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire IPQ-B, the Illness Behavior Questionare IBQ and the Dyspepsia Related Health Scales DRHS. The results showed moderate levels of resiliency, unfavorable quality of life, particularly in the dimension usual symptoms of the DRHS questionnaire. The multiple linear regression analysis showed that the emotional response dimension of the IPQ-B has a negative weight on quality of life. Conclusion: the development of psychological intervention programs is suggested for the treatment of psychological distress and physical symptoms in patients with functional dyspepsia.

Palavras-chave : quality of life; personal strengths; depression; stress; adolescents.

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