Observational studyBMJ open2024
Correlation between illness perceptions and self-reported degree-of-worry in somatic ill patients in emergency care: a Danish cross-sectional study.
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Degree-of-worry and Illness Perception in Patients Suffering From Acute Illness in the Emergency Department
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- Patterns of patient worry following major emergency abdominal surgery: a 180-day follow-up study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe study aimed to investigate the correlation between illness perceptions and self-reported degree-of-worry (DOW) in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute somatic illness.
designA cross-sectional survey study collected data from a survey on DOW, the Brief-illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ) and demographics.
settingAn emergency department at a university hospital in the Capital Region of Denmark.
participants944 patients (≥18 years) presenting to the emergency department with acute somatic illness. Data collection was conducted during day and evening shifts on weekdays from 13 January to 19 December 2020.
methodsCorrelations between B-IPQ scores and DOW, including (1) the total B-IPQ score, (2) emotional representations (emotion and illness concern combined) and (3) the single items, respectively.
resultsThe study found moderate correlations between the total illness perceptions score and DOW of 0.47 (95% CI 0.42 to 0.52) and emotional representations and DOW of 0.57 (95% CI 0.52 to 0.61). Linear regression showed the largest and most significant changes in DOW with an increasing score of the B-IPQ items for consequence, illness concern and emotion.
conclusionIllness perceptions overall and perceptions of consequences of symptoms, illness concern and emotional representations are correlated with patients' DOW, with increasing DOW related to more negative illness perceptions. This finding contributes to insight into how illness perceptions are related to illness worry when presenting to the emergency department. Incorporating the novel DOW scale may aid triage and clinical encounters in the emergency department. STUDY REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrails.gov reference: NCT04226040.
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