%0 Journal Article
%A Dörner, Marc
%A von Känel, Roland
%A Pazhenkottil, Aju P
%A Altwegg, Rahel
%A König, Noelle
%A Nager, Ladina
%A Attanasio, Veronica
%A Guth, Lisa
%A Zirngast, Sina
%A Menzi, Anna
%A Zuccarella-Hackl, Claudia
%A Princip, Mary
%T Dimensional structure of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire and Association with adverse childhood experiences in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.
%J Scientific reports
%V 15
%N 1
%@ 2045-2322
%C [London]
%I Springer Nature
%M DZNE-2025-00285
%P 3731
%D 2025
%X Illness perceptions (IP), as measured by the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ), and adverse childhood experiences (ACE) have been shown to affect the physical and psychological well-being in different patient populations. However, little is known about IP and ACE in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). Our objectives were to investigate the dimensional structure and to evaluate correlates of the BIPQ in ICD patients. 423 patients with an ICD were prospectively recruited. We conducted a principal component analysis to determine the dimensional structure of the BIPQ. Associations between ACE, other sociodemographic and clinical variables, and IP were analysed using a multivariable linear regression. We identified a two-factor structure (I = Consequences, II = Control) of the BIPQ. Among others, a higher number of ICD shocks in the past (0.21, 95
%K Humans
%K Defibrillators, Implantable: psychology
%K Male
%K Female
%K Surveys and Questionnaires
%K Adverse Childhood Experiences
%K Middle Aged
%K Aged
%K Prospective Studies
%K Perception
%K Adverse childhood experiences (Other)
%K Dimensional structure of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Other)
%K ICD shocks (Other)
%K Illness perception (Other)
%K Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (Other)
%K Physical activity (Other)
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:39880904
%R 10.1038/s41598-025-88470-x
%U https://pub.dzne.de/record/276322