Illness perception and perceived benefits of illness among persons with type 1 diabetes.

Wiktoria Rymon Lipińska Katarzyna Nowicka-Sauer

Published in: Health psychology report (2022)

The study revealed that in patients with type 1 diabetes perceived disease benefits are closely related to more positive illness perception and lower levels of depression, anxiety and irritability. The findings suggest that addressing potential benefits related to illness may influence the emotional state.

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