Table 3.
Scores on The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) measured before and six months after negative cardiac evaluation (N = 138) (Paired samples t-test)
| BIPQ |
Before cardiac evaluation Mean (SD) |
Six-month follow-up Mean (SD) |
Mean difference | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. How much does your illness affect your life? |
3.0 (2.3) |
2.3 (2.0) |
0.74 |
<.001 |
| 2. How long do you think your illness will continue? |
4.1 (2.7) |
4.8 (3.4) |
−0.73 |
.01 |
| 3. How much control do you feel you have over your illness? |
4.0 (3.0) |
4.6 (3.0) |
−0.60 |
.07 |
| 4. How much do you think your treatment can help your illness? |
5.4 (2.7) |
3.8 (3.0) |
1.54 |
<.001 |
| 5. How much do you experience symptoms from your illness? |
3.4 (2.1) |
2.6 (2.0) |
0.83 |
<.001 |
| 6. How concerned are you about your illness? |
3.5 (2.2) |
2.8 (2.2) |
0.72 |
<.001 |
| 7. How well do you feel you understand your illness? |
5.0 (2.8) |
5.4 (3.0) |
−0.42 |
.2 |
| 8. How much does your illness affect you emotionally? e.g., does it make you angry, scared, upset, or depressed? |
3.1 (2.4) | 3.1 (2.5) | 0.01 | .9 |
*p < .05.
**p < .01.