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Covariation of physical and mental symptoms across illnesses: Results of a factor analytic study
Author(s) -
Carolyn E. Schwartz,
Robert M. Kaplan,
John P. Anderson,
Troy L. Holbrook,
Maureen Wilson Genderson
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
annals of behavioral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.701
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1532-4796
pISSN - 0883-6612
DOI - 10.1007/bf02908292
Subject(s) - clinical psychology , disease , psychology , diabetes mellitus , risk factor , quality of life (healthcare) , multiple sclerosis , medicine , psychiatry , endocrinology , psychotherapist
Chronic illnesses are associated with reports of symptoms, problems, and dysfunction along multiple dimensions. To determine if the dimensionality is disease-specific and whether physical and emotional symptoms are concomitant and inseparable aspects of the illness experience, we present a factor analysis of symptom and problem reports from five different chronic conditions.

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