* Measuring Illness beliefs in neurodegenerative disease: why we need to be specific.
- Positive perceptions of illness are typically associated with good health outcomes. However, this may not be true for all domains of illness perception in neurodegenerative diseases because of their progressive incurable nature. The appropriateness of current measures of illness belief in these conditions is not known. The validity and reliability of the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised was evaluated in 215 participants with Parkinson's disease. A confirmatory factor analysis supported the structure of the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised with the exception of the treatment control domain. It is important to consider the nature of neurodegenerative diseases and limits of symptom control when planning interventions.
=>重要な, 有力な, 重大な, 大切な
Overview of adj important
The adj important has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (146) important, of import -- (of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important
questions of the day")
2. (4) significant, important -- (important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax
laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant
details"; "statistically significant")
3. (2) crucial, important -- (of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial
moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women")
4. (1) authoritative, important -- (having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important
official"; "the captain's authoritative manner")
5. important -- (having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an
important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office")
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