Les représentations de la maladie: choix des outils de mesure et applications dans le champ du cancer. (French)

Illness Perceptions: Measurements Choice and Empirical Application in Oncology. (English)

Aim: The aim of this study is, first, to identify available scales assessing illness representations and, second, to analyze their use in empirical works with cancer patients. Procedure: This includes literature review. Results: Seven measuring tools are available in the literature. Only one of them is cancer specific; 29 of the 33 included studies use one of the three Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ) versions. Conclusion: We propose to combine these scales' applications with other methods based on different approaches focused on sociocultural context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectif: Dresser un bilan des outils quantitatifs disponibles pour mesurer les représentations de la maladie et analyser leur utilisation empirique auprès de patients atteints de cancer. Matériel et méthodes: Revue de la littérature. Résultats: Sept outils de mesure des représentations de la maladie existent dont un spécifique au cancer. L'Illness Perception Questionnaire est utilisé dans 29 des 33 études retenues. Conclusion: Associer ces échelles avec des méthodes reposant sur des approches davantage centrées sur le contexte socioculturel semble à privilégier. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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