Abstract

QUICENO, Japcy Margarita  and  VINACCIA, Stefano. Illness perception: an approximation from the Illness Perception Questionnaire. Psicol. caribe [online]. 2010, n.25, pp.56-83. ISSN 0123-417X.

The following review presents an analysis of the construct of perception of illness base don Leventhal's health model. Historical framework and, different health models, original and different versions of the "Illness Perception Questionnaire" and its different versions are reviewed. To finish an analysis of the results found in various researches is carried out with mental health patients and those diagnosed with chronic disease.

Keywords : Perception of illness; Illness Perception Questionnaire; chronic disease; mental health.

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