Bull, P. orcid.org/0000-0002-9669-2413, Lewin, R.J.P., Furze, G. et al. (2 more authors) (2002) A comparison of the illness beliefs of people with angina and their peers: a questionnaire study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. ISSN 1471-2261
Abstract
BACKGROUND: What people believe about their illness may affect how they cope with it. It has been suggested that such beliefs stem from those commonly held within society . This study compared the beliefs held by people with angina, regarding causation and coping in angina, with the beliefs of their friends who do not suffer from angina. METHODS: Postal survey using the York Angina Beliefs Questionnaire (version 1), which elicits stress attributions and misconceived beliefs about causation and coping. This was administered to 164 people with angina and their non-cohabiting friends matched for age and sex. 132 people with angina and 94 friends completed the questionnaire. RESULTS: Peers are more likely than people with angina to believe that angina is caused by a worn out heart (p <0.01), angina is a small heart attack (p = 0.02), and that it causes permanent damage to the heart (p <0.001). Peers were also more likely to believe that people with angina should take life easy (p <0.01) and avoid exercise (p = 0.04) and excitement (p <0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The beliefs of the peer group about causation and coping in angina run counter to professional advice. Over time this may contribute to a reduction in patient concordance with risk factor reduction, and may help to create cardiac invalids.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2002 Furze et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original URL. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Health Sciences (York) |
Depositing User: | Repository Officer |
Date Deposited: | 05 Oct 2004 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jan 2025 17:13 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-2-4 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/1471-2261-2-4 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:37 |