Sawyer AT, Harris SL, Koenig HG. Illness perception and high readmission health outcomes.
Health Psychol Open 2019;
6:2055102919844504. [PMID:
31041109 PMCID:
PMC6482662 DOI:
10.1177/2055102919844504]
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Abstract
This review identified associations between illness perception and health outcomes of patients with a medical diagnosis included in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. Inclusion criteria were English language, use of quantitative methodology, health outcomes specified, and identifiable effect size and statistical significance of the relationship. Most of the 31 studies in this review showed that favorable illness perception has been associated with better health outcomes, while unfavorable illness perception has been associated with worse outcomes. A multifaceted approach might include behavioral, clinical, educational, and psychosocial components to improve one’s illness perception through educative, cognitive-behavioral, or psychodynamic counseling.
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