TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact when receiving a diagnosis
T2 - Additive and multiplicative effects between illness severity and perception of control
AU - Edo, Silvia
AU - Torrents-Rodas, David
AU - Rovira, Tatiana
AU - Fernandez-Castro, Jordi
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - Based on Lazarus' transactional model of stress, this study examined how the information provided in a medical diagnosis (the severity of the illness, the effectiveness of the treatment and the self-efficacy to follow this treatment) are combined to generate perception of stress. Twenty-seven scenarios were presented to 152 volunteer students and their level of perceived stress was recorded. Results revealed that the lack of efficacy of the treatment raises the perception of stress proportionally to the different degrees of illness severity, but having a low perceived ability to follow the treatment triggers high levels of stress, particularly when the diagnosis is serious.
AB - Based on Lazarus' transactional model of stress, this study examined how the information provided in a medical diagnosis (the severity of the illness, the effectiveness of the treatment and the self-efficacy to follow this treatment) are combined to generate perception of stress. Twenty-seven scenarios were presented to 152 volunteer students and their level of perceived stress was recorded. Results revealed that the lack of efficacy of the treatment raises the perception of stress proportionally to the different degrees of illness severity, but having a low perceived ability to follow the treatment triggers high levels of stress, particularly when the diagnosis is serious.
KW - diagnosis
KW - perceived control
KW - psychological distress
KW - self-efficacy
KW - verbal communication
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84867630006&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1359105311429727
DO - 10.1177/1359105311429727
M3 - Article
C2 - 22313666
SN - 1359-1053
VL - 17
SP - 1152
EP - 1160
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
IS - 8
ER -