Psychometric approach to evaluate periodontal disease using Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire

Illness perception is the cognitive representation of an illness, which determines how a person responds to it. The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) assesses seven components of illness representation in various chronic diseases, but queries prevail about its factor structure. The st...

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Published in:Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology 2022-01, Vol.26 (1), p.69-74
Main Authors: Ali, A Rizwan, Kapoor, Anjali, Chatterjee, Debopriya, Gautam, Kompal, Choudhary, Aparna, Jain, Rashi L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
beliefs
Chronic diseases
Cognitive ability
Disease
Gum disease
Illnesses
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Original
Patients
Perception
periodontal disease
Periodontal diseases
Periodontitis
questionnaire
Questionnaires
Surveys
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Summary:Illness perception is the cognitive representation of an illness, which determines how a person responds to it. The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) assesses seven components of illness representation in various chronic diseases, but queries prevail about its factor structure. The study assesses the components of illness representation in patients with chronic periodontitis. A total of 625 voluntary, consecutive dental patients with a clinical diagnosis of periodontitis were recruited into the study. The Hindi version of IPQ-R was used, consisting of three parts-identity scale, structured scale, and perceived causes of the patient's ailment. Of the 625 participants, 44.0% reported cyclical disease pattern, 30.4% said their disease was a mystery. Only 1.6% predicted it to remain throughout their life. A total of 44.0% of participants reported the disease to impact their day-to-day life severely. A significant difference was observed between males and females across seven components of IPQ-R. While 21.6% of participants attributed stress to be a major cause for their diseased state, 20.8% reported workload to be a major cause, but 42.4% attributed poor medical care in the past to be a major cause for their state. A sensible approach to treating a disease is to measure the patient's illness perception and target specific interventions accordingly. It would be cost-effective and break misconceptions about diseases in patients, ultimately providing them with better overall health and satisfaction.
ISSN:0972-124X
0975-1580
DOI:10.4103/jisp.jisp_831_20