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Patients’ illness schemata of hypertension: The role of beliefs for the choice of treatment
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The aims of this study were (1) to investigate what are the illness perceptions
of hypertensive patients and their relationship with beliefs about specific
medicines, and (2) to identify different illness schemata and how they relate
to the choice of medication. This was a cross-sectional study in which 191
Portuguese patients (59% females), with a hypertension diagnosis, aged over
18 years old, were recruited from a hospital clinic in the Lisbon Metropolitan
area. The questionnaire included measures of choice of medication, beliefs
about specific medicines (BMQ-Specific), illness perception (Brief-IPQ), and
socio-demographic information. The results indicated that the components of the
illness perceptions were associated with patients’ beliefs about necessity and
concerns about medication. Patients seem to differ in their choice of medication
(generic or brand names) according to the three illness schemata identified.
Patients with more negative illness schemata were more likely to choose a brand
medicine, whereas patients with a more positive perception of hypertension were
more likely to choose a generic medicine. Our findings support the argument that
illness perceptions and beliefs about medicines play a role in influencing patients’
preferences of medicines for the treatment of hypertension.
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Illness perceptions Hypertension Choice of medication Beliefs about generic medicines
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Psychology & Health