The IARA Model as an Integrative Approach to Promote Autonomy in COPD Patients through Improvement of Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Illness Perception: A Mixed-Method Pilot Study

The IARA Model as an Integrative Approach to Promote Autonomy in COPD Patients through Improvement of Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Illness Perception: A Mixed-Method Pilot Study

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most deadly and costly chronic diseases in the world characterized by many breathing problems. The management of COPD and the prevention of exacerbations are a priority goals to improve the quality of life in patients affected by this illnes...

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Main Authors: Andrea De Giorgio, Angelo Dante, Valeria Cavioni, Anna M. Padovan, Desiree Rigonat, Francesca Iseppi, Giuseppina Graceffa, Francesca Gulotta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
IARA model
COPD
respiratory illness
guided imagery
educational health care
Awareness
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01682/full

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