Knowledge about asthma and COPD: associations with sick leave, health complaints, functional limitations, adaptation, and perceived control.

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Patient Education and Counseling, 59, 1, (2005), pp. 103-109ISSN
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Public Health
Medical Psychology
General Practice
Pulmonary Diseases
Journal title
Patient Education and Counseling
Volume
vol. 59
Issue
iss. 1
Page start
p. 103
Page end
p. 109
Subject
EBP 1: Determinants of Health and Disease; EBP 3: Effective Primary Care and Public Health; NCEBP 14: Cardiovascular diseases; NCEBP 7: Effective primary care and public health; NCEBP 8: Psychological determinants of chronic illness; UMCN 2.1: Heart, lung and circulation; EBP 1: Determinants of Health and DiseaseAbstract
We sought to investigate associations between knowledge about the disease and sick leave, health complaints, functional limitations, adaptation and perceived control. Patients with asthma (n = 101) and COPD (n = 64) underwent lung function tests and completed questionnaires. In addition, all were asked the question: 'what is the diagnosis of your disease?', with the response categories: 'asthma' and 'COPD (chronic bronchitis or emphysema)'. Thirty-five percent of the asthma patients and 30% of the COPD patients did not know their correct diagnosis. Sick leave was not associated with knowledge about the disease in asthma and COPD. In asthma, much knowledge about management of the disease was associated with better adaptation (P = 0.01) and less perceived control over health by external factors (P = 0.02). Knowing the correct diagnosis was associated with less control over health by powerful others (P = 0.02). For COPD, more knowledge about management of the disease was associated with better adaptation (P = 0.02) and less control over health by internal factors (P = 0.01). Knowing the correct diagnosis was associated with less control over dyspnea at work (P = 0.01).
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