Abstract

MENESES, Rute F.  and  RIBEIRO, José P.. Como ser saudável com uma doença crónica: algumas palavras orientadoras da acção. Aná. Psicológica [online]. 2000, vol.18, n.4, pp.523-528. ISSN 0870-8231.

The concepts disease(s), disease prevention, health and health promotion are discussed, as well as the complementarity between them. Based on an holistic view of the individuals, an intervention program aiming at the adjustment of individuals with a specific chronic disease - temporal lobe epilepsy - is proposed. The program encompasses three levels, each one with two divisions (specific and non-specific disease components): a) physical level - having a disease vs being healthy; b) psychological level - being ill vs feeling healthy; c) social level - sick role behaviour vs behaving as healthy. The aspects related with the disease are analysed based on the Leventhal's Self Regulation Model of Illness; the aspects related with health are analysed based on the Revised Health Belief Model.

Keywords : Epilepsy; health promotion; disease management; Leventhal's Self Regulation Model of Illness; Revised Health Belief Model.

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