期刊名称：International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2163-1948
电子版ISSN：2163-1956
出版年度：2013
卷号：3
期号：6
页码：151-156
DOI：10.5923/j.ijpbs.20130306.02
语种：English
出版社：Scientific & Academic Publishing Co.
摘要：Hypertension is a chronic condition and a major risk factor for cardio vascular disease. Prevalence of hypertension is increasing exponentially in India. Knowledge about patient’s perception would provide better understanding of the factors influencing the patient’s acceptance of illness and coping behaviour. The aim of the study was to translate and validate brief illness perception questionnaire and to determine differences in illness perception among rural and urban hypertensive patients. Cross sectional study 408 hypertensive patients from urban and rural area who attended the clinics during study period were recruited to compare illness perception between rural and urban hypertensive patients. Translated and validated Brief-Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief-IPQ) was used. Internal consistency of the Marathi version was moderate (Cronbach alpha 0.340). The item to total correlation coefficient ranged from -0.415 to 0.475. Comparative study between urban and rural respondents suggested higher threatening perception among urban than rural hypertensive patients (Mann –Whitney U test Z score = -5.220; p-value < 0.01). Urban hypertensive patients frequently experienced symptoms, more concerned, considered having personal control over their illness and thought their antihypertensive medication was more helpful in controlling their illness than rural hypertensive patients.
