Development of the York Angina Beliefs Questionnaire

It is known that people who have suffered a heart attack can hold misconceived or maladaptive beliefs and that these can have a deleterious effect on quality of life and functioning. It has also been noted that clinicians do not routinely elicit these maladaptive beliefs. It is probable that angina...

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Published in:Journal of health psychology 2003-05, Vol.8 (3), p.307-315
Main Authors: Furze, Gill, Bull, Peter, Lewin, Robert J.P., Thompson, David R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Angina
Angina Pectoris - psychology
Attitude to Health
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Coronary heart disease
England
Female
Health Education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Heart
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Misconceptions
Myocardial Infarction - psychology
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data
Quality of Life - psychology
Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results
Sick Role
Surveys and Questionnaires
York Angina Beliefs Questionnaire
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Summary:It is known that people who have suffered a heart attack can hold misconceived or maladaptive beliefs and that these can have a deleterious effect on quality of life and functioning. It has also been noted that clinicians do not routinely elicit these maladaptive beliefs. It is probable that angina sufferers also hold such beliefs. As angina is a great burden in the western world, with over two million people with angina in the UK alone, there may be large numbers of people who suffer from these frightening and unhelpful misconceptions. We believe that there is a need for a simple questionnaire that could assist the delivery of tailored education directed at dispelling common misconceptions. This article details the development and psychometric properties of just such a brief questionnaire, designed for use both in research and in clinical practice.
ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/13591053030083002