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Illness perceptions and coping in physical health conditions: A meta-analysis

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Dempster, Martin, Howell, Doris, McCorry, Noleen K.·2015·Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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Objective There is a considerable body of research linking elements of Leventhal's Common Sense Model (CSM) to emotional well-being/distress outcomes among people with physical illness. The present study aims to consolidate this literature and examine the evidence for the role of coping strategies within this literature.Methods A systematic review was conducted where the outcomes of interest were: depression, anxiety and quality of life. A total of 1050 articles were identified and 31 articles were considered eligible to be included in the review.Results Across a range of illnesses, perceptions of consequences of the illness and emotional representations were consistently the illness perceptions with the strongest relationship with the outcomes. Coping variables tend to be stronger predictors of outcomes than the illness perception variables. The evidence for the mediating effect of coping was inconsistent.Conclusions Illness perceptions and coping have an important role to play in the explanation of distress outcomes across a range of physical health conditions. However, some clarity about the theoretical position of coping in relation to illness perceptions, and further longitudinal work is needed if we are to apply this information to the design of interventions for the improvement of psychological health among people with physical health conditions.

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Alkholy, R., Bee, P., Pedley, R., & Lovell, K. (2026) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0346995

Authors: Dempster, M., Howell, D., & McCorry, N. K.
Affiliations: Queen's University Belfast (GB)
University of Toronto (CA)
Marie Curie Hospice (GB)
Corresponding author: Dempster, Martin
ORCID: Dempster, Martin
Howell, Doris
McCorry, Noleen K.
Venue: Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2015-12
Volume: 79
Issue: 6
Pages: 506-513
ISSN: 0022-3999 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.10.006
OpenAlex: W2188189394
Cited by: 275
References: 56
Citations by year: 2026: 19 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 37 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 39 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 7
FWCI: 2.82
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
pure.qub.ac.uk
Licence: cc-by-nc-nd
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Psychosomatic Research (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics: Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Keywords: illness perception, coping strategies, physical illness, depression, anxiety, quality of life, emotional distress, emotion representation
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Anxiety, Depression, Emotions, Health Status, Humans, Judgment, Quality of Life, Stress, Psychological

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