Separating emotions from consequences in muscle disease: comparing beneficial and unhelpful illness schemata to inform intervention development

OBJECTIVE: Muscle diseases are currently untreatable and people with muscle disease experience reduced quality of life (QoL) and low mood. Patient's illness perceptions explain large proportions of the variance in QoL and mood, even after considering the impact of disease severity. Therefore a...

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Main Authors: Graham, Christopher (Author), Rose, Michael (Author), Hankins, Matthew (Author), Chalder, Trudie (Author), Weinman, John (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013-04.
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