Table 2.

Number of participants who endorsed each item of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ; score ≥6) at T1 (baseline) and T2 (1-year follow-up; n=591).

B-IPQ items	T1, n (%)	T2, n (%)
Item 1: consequences	121 (20.4)	254 (43.0)
Item 2: timeline	120 (20.3)	151 (25.5)
Item 3: personal control	338 (57.2)	406 (68.7)
Item 4: treatment control	241 (40.8)	333 (56.3)
Item 5: identity	271 (45.9)	356 (60.3)
Item 6: concern	343 (58.1)	437 (74.0)
Item 7: comprehension	268 (45.3)	308 (52.1)
Item 8: emotional response	220 (37.2)	308 (52.1)