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ArticleIndian journal of psychological medicine

Illness Perception of Anxiety Patients in Primary Care in Singapore.

Chee Khong Yap, Mei Yin Wong, Kok Kwang Lim

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Article in Indian journal of psychological medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chee Khong YapNational Healthcare Group Polyclinics, Singapore.
Mei Yin WongNational Healthcare Group Polyclinics, Singapore.
Kok Kwang LimJames Cook University, Singapore.
SingHealth Polyclinics · SGJames Cook University Singapore · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe majority of people with anxiety tend to seek help in primary care. Patients' illness perception regarding their own anxiety can influence the assessment, treatment processes, and outcomes. This cross-sectional study explored possible relationships between patients' illness perception of their anxiety and the severity of their anxiety. MATERIALS AND

methodsNinety-five patients with anxiety were recruited at two primary care clinics in Singapore. Their responses to the generalized anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7) and illness perception questionnaire mental health (IPQ-MH) were examined with Spearman's rho correlation coefficients and multiple regression analyses.

resultsFour illness perception subscales, i.e.,

conclusionsInterventions for anxiety reduction in primary care can be enhanced with methods that promote (1) patients' awareness of the reasons for their anxiety beyond mostly bodily ones to include psychosocial ones and (2) patients' confidence in their own capacity to influence their recovery.

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Anxietybiological attributioncross-sectional studyillness perceptionpersonal controlprimary careregression analysisSingapore

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PMID30783312
PMCPMC6337938
OpenAlexW2916573975

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