title: Leventhal's common-sense model and asthma control: Do illness representations predict success of an asthma rehabilitation?
abstract: This study investigates whether illness representations predict changes in asthma control or vice versa. Illness perceptions and asthma control were assessed in N = 113 asthma patients at the begin/end of an inpatient rehabilitation. Bivariate cross-lagged panel analyses showed that the illness representation dimensions Personal control, Consequences, Coherence, and Emotional representation predicted the change in asthma control, but asthma control did not predict illness representations. In multiple regression analyses with covariates, Personal control still predicted the change in asthma control. Illness beliefs assessed at the beginning of an intervention might help to identify patients with lower probability of treatment success.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Lea I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Achstetter
authors.affiliation: 2 Bad Reichenhall Clinic, Germany.
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Faller
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schuler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D000068356:Self-Control
keywords: asthma control; change; cross-lagged panel analysis; illness representation; prediction; pulmonary rehabilitation