학술논문
Veteran Beliefs About the Causes of Gulf War Illness and Expectations for Improvement.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*SOCIAL support
*CROSS-sectional method
*REGRESSION analysis
*PSYCHOLOGY of veterans
*PERSIAN Gulf syndrome
*ATTITUDES toward illness
*HEALTH attitudes
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*RESEARCH funding
*PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
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ISSN
1070-5503
Abstract
Background: Individuals' beliefs about the etiology of persistent physical symptoms (PPS) are linked to differences in coping style. However, it is unclear which attributions are related to greater expectations for improvement. Method and Results: A cross-sectional regression analysis (N = 262) indicated that Veterans with Gulf War Illness (GWI) who attributed their GWI to behavior, (e.g., diet and exercise), had greater expectations for improvement (p =.001) than those who attributed their GWI to deployment, physical, or psychological causes (p values >.05). Conclusions: Findings support the possible clinical utility of exploring perceived contributing factors of PPS, which may increase perceptions that improvement of PPS is possible. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02161133. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]