Table 2.
Brief descriptions of explanatory model domains: NSABP DMP-1
| Original definition | Amended definition | |
|---|---|---|
| Etiology | Why am I ill? Why do I have this? |
Why am I likely to get that? |
| Onset of symptoms | What am I feeling? | Are there ‘signs’ of my risk? |
| Pathophysiology | What is happening in my body? | Not described in risk contexta |
| Course of illness | What will happen to me? How serious is this illness? Is it acute, chronic, or will I be impaired? |
How will my risk turn into a disease? What are my chances of actually becoming ill? Am I able to control my level of risk? This was re-labeled as Course to Illness |
| Treatment | What can I take or do to resolve my illness? How acceptable are my options? |
What can I take or do to lower my chances of becoming ill? How acceptable are these different options? |
| Social comparisons | Not described in illness contextb | What is it about people that causes them to be at risk? How am I like or unlike people who get this? |
a
No amended definition.
b
No original (a priori) definition.