Table 3.

Studies illustrating third order constructs

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	Hagen & Nixon	Borba et al.	Venkataraman & Ackerson	Luhrmann	Ueno & Kampibeppu	Chermonas et al.	Padgett et al.	Chiu et al.	Edwards & Timmons	Diaz-Caneja & Johnson	Robertson & Lyons	Pentland et al.	Sands
Beliefs about illness	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Contextual factors	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spiritual beliefs	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
The role of diagnosis	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Consequences of illness	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stigma: Feeling misunderstood/judged	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Loss of self-determination	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Changes to roles/relationships	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Strategies to cope with illness	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Focus on children	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Seeking social support	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Seeking support from professionals	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Appearing “normal”	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Taking medication	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Alternatives to conventional treatment	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No