Class 10 - Quality of Life

Question 1

How do you measure QoL?

Answer 1

-feelings of enjoyment
-satisfaction
-limitations from pain
-capacity for work
-ADLs
-health care access
-relationship satisfaction

Question 2

What helps you better understand QoL?

Answer 2

knowledge of how symptoms affect functioning

Question 3

Illness Perception

Answer 3

an individuals cognitive and emotional perceptions of illness

Question 4

Illness Perception is assessed across 5 dimensions that are:

Answer 4

consequences, causes, identity, timelines, cure and control

Question 5

Illness Intrusiveness

Answer 5

the disruption of lifestyles, activities, and interests, attributable to constraints imposed by illness and treatment

Question 6

What is the common sense model of illness self-regulation?

Answer 6

individuals develop cognitive representations of their illness which guide their responses and behaviours

Question 7

Coping

Question 8

Lower self-efficacy is associated with:

Answer 8

-poorer disease management
-lower med adherence
-increased psychological distress
-reduced QoL