This study examined whether the mental representations of people with osteoarthritis (OA) were consistent with the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) model. A geographical cohort of 202 people with OA about to have joint replacement surgery completed postal questionnaires. Mental representations were measured by asking participants what they were hoping for from their joint replacement. Two expert judges classified these illness representations to the main ICF constructs of Impairment (I), Activity Limitation (A) and Participation Restriction (P). There was strong agreement between the expert judges. There were a similar number of illness representations for each of the ICF constructs. The primary biomed...
Objective: To examine the association between changes in common sense models and changes in function...
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between changes in common sense models and changes in function...
Disability is conceptualised as behaviour by psychological theory and as a result of bodily impairme...
Abstract Background The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) pro...
SummaryObjectivesUsing the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as fra...
Objective: Disability from chronic illness is a major problem for society, yet the study of its dete...
Objective: Disability from chronic illness is a major problem for society, yet the study of its dete...
Disability from chronic illness is a major problem for society, yet the study of its determinants la...
[[abstract]]Osteoarthritis (OA) affects many aspects of life for affected individuals. Effective int...
Objective With the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), the imp...
Disability is conceptualised as behaviour by psychological theory and as a result of bodily impairme...
International audienceThe International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) p...
A prospective investigation is described which sought to test the role of illness cognitions in dete...
Objective: Disability from chronic illness is a major problem for society, yet the study of its dete...
Purpose: Disability is conceptualised as behaviour by psychological theory and as a result of bodily...
Objective: To examine the association between changes in common sense models and changes in function...
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between changes in common sense models and changes in function...
Disability is conceptualised as behaviour by psychological theory and as a result of bodily impairme...
Abstract Background The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) pro...
SummaryObjectivesUsing the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as fra...
Objective: Disability from chronic illness is a major problem for society, yet the study of its dete...
Objective: Disability from chronic illness is a major problem for society, yet the study of its dete...
Disability from chronic illness is a major problem for society, yet the study of its determinants la...
[[abstract]]Osteoarthritis (OA) affects many aspects of life for affected individuals. Effective int...
Objective With the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), the imp...
Disability is conceptualised as behaviour by psychological theory and as a result of bodily impairme...
International audienceThe International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) p...
A prospective investigation is described which sought to test the role of illness cognitions in dete...
Objective: Disability from chronic illness is a major problem for society, yet the study of its dete...
Purpose: Disability is conceptualised as behaviour by psychological theory and as a result of bodily...
Objective: To examine the association between changes in common sense models and changes in function...
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between changes in common sense models and changes in function...
Disability is conceptualised as behaviour by psychological theory and as a result of bodily impairme...