dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-07T15:26:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-07T15:26:26Z | |
dc.date.created | 2017-09-10T12:29:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Larsen, Marie Hamilton Krogstad, Anne Lene Wahl, Astrid Klopstad . Alexithymia, illness perception and self-management competency in psoriasis. Acta Dermato-Venereologica. 2017, 97(8), 934-940 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10852/61819 | |
dc.description.abstract | Alexithymia, defined as difficulty in describing or recognizing emotions, has been shown to be connected with psoriasis, but its relationship with self-management of psoriasis has not been explored. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of alexithymia and its relationship with self-management and illness perception in the context of psoriasis. A total of 163 patients participating in 3 weeks of climate heliotherapy (CHT) at Gran Canaria were assessed for alexithymia using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) at baseline. Self-reported measures for self-management (Health Education Impact Questionnaire; heiQ), and disease severity and illness perception (Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire; BIPQ) were assessed twice. Of all patients, 14.1% were characterized as alexithymic and 22.1% scored in the intermediate range. Alexithymic patients scored significantly worse in all heiQ domains, and reported worse illness perception. However, there were no between-group differences in heiQ or BIPQ change from baseline to after CHT. In conclusion, this study shows that alexithymia indicates inferior self-management and reaffirms the associations with illness perception. Further research is required into these relationships. | en_US |
dc.language | EN | |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
dc.title | Alexithymia, illness perception and self-management competency in psoriasis | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.creator.author | Larsen, Marie Hamilton | |
dc.creator.author | Krogstad, Anne Lene | |
dc.creator.author | Wahl, Astrid Klopstad | |
cristin.unitcode | 185,52,10,0 | |
cristin.unitname | Avdeling for helsefag | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1492425 | |
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dc.identifier.jtitle | Acta Dermato-Venereologica | |
dc.identifier.volume | 97 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 8 | |
dc.identifier.startpage | 934 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 940 | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/00015555-2707 | |
dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:no-64416 | |
dc.type.document | Tidsskriftartikkel | en_US |
dc.type.peerreviewed | Peer reviewed | |
dc.source.issn | 0001-5555 | |
dc.identifier.fulltext | Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/61819/4/4987.pdf | |
dc.type.version | PublishedVersion | |