Illness perceptions are the main predictors of XXXX and @entity148 in @entity1 with @entity1118 .

@entity1 @entity308 @entity148 @entity158 @entity1118 @entity221
UNASSIGNED: @entity308 and @entity148 in @entity1118 are associated with adverse clinical outcomes, and appear highly related to @entity1 's @entity221 perceptions as well as with marital adjustment. This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of @entity158 variables, marital adjustment and @entity221 perceptions on @entity308 and @entity148 in @entity1 with @entity1118 . Two hundred @entity1 were recruited from a @entity158 unit in a public hospital in the north of Portugal. @entity1 completed a questionnaire that assessed @entity221 perceptions (IPQ-Brief), marital adjustment (revised dyadic adjustment scale), @entity308 and @entity148 ( @entity308 scale) and @entity158 variables ( @entity158 intensity and @entity158 disability index). @entity308 and @entity148 were associated with @entity158 intensity, @entity158 , marital adjustment and @entity221 perceptions. Results from hierarchical regression showed that @entity221 perceptions contributed significantly to @entity308 and @entity148 over and above the effects of @entity158 intensity, @entity158 and marital adjustment, after controlling for gender. In multivariate analyses, @entity158 intensity, @entity158 and marital adjustment were uniquely related to @entity308 and @entity148 , whereas specific @entity221 perceptions were uniquely related to @entity308 symptoms (identity, treatment control, emotional response and coherence) and to @entity148 (identity, emotional response and concern). Perceptions of greater symptomatology (identity) and of emotional impact, and lesser perceptions of treatment control and understanding of @entity1118 ( @entity221 comprehensibility) were significantly associated with increased @entity308 symptoms. Perceptions of greater symptomatology (identity), emotional impact and greater concern were associated with @entity148 . These findings indicate that the contribution of @entity221 perceptions was greater than that made by traditional covariates, and may therefore be a useful basis for future psychological interventions.
