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Does Health Status Influence Acceptance of Illness in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases?

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The level of illness acceptance correlates positively with compliance to the doctor’s recommendations, and negatively with the frequency and intensity of complications of chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of the clinical condition on the level of illness acceptance, and to find variables which would have the most profound effect on the level of illness acceptance in patients with chronic respiratory diseases. The study group consisted of 594 adult patients (mean age: 60 ± 15 years) with mixed chronic respiratory diseases, recruited from patients of 136 general practitioners. The average score in the Acceptance of Illness Scale was 26.2 ± 7.6. The low level of illness acceptance was noted in 174 (62.6 %) and high in 46 (16.6 %) patients. Analysis of multiple regressions was used to examine the influence of explanatory variables on the level of illness acceptance. The variables which shaped the level of illness acceptance in our patients included: improvement of health, intensity of symptoms, age, marital status, education level, place of residence, BMI, and the number of chronic diseases. All above mentioned variables should be considered during a design of prevention programs for patients with mixed chronic respiratory diseases.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of Wroclaw, 1 Syrokomli St., 51-141, Wroclaw, Poland

    D. Kurpas

  2. Institute of Nursing, Public Higher Medical Professional School, Opole, Poland

    D. Kurpas

  3. Department of Humanities in Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University, 48 Zolnierska St., 70-204, Szczecin, Poland

    B. Mroczek

  4. Laboratory of General Practice, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland

    J. Brodowski

  5. Great Poland Center of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery “Eugenia and Janusz Zeyland”, 62 Szamarzewskiego St., 60-569 Poznan, Chodziez Hospital (branch), 64-800, Chodziez, Poland

    M. Urban

  6. Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    A. Nitsch-Osuch

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Kurpas, D., Mroczek, B., Brodowski, J., Urban, M., Nitsch-Osuch, A. (2014). Does Health Status Influence Acceptance of Illness in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases?. In: Pokorski, M. (eds) Neurotransmitter Interactions and Cognitive Function. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology(), vol 837. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2014_47

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