Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is a lifelong cancer with subtle symptoms. Treatment is not curative and often involves repeated relapses and retreatments. Illness perceptions – cognitive and emotional representations of illness stimuli – were studied in CLL patients to: 1) identify illness perception ‘profiles’ prior to treatment; and 2) test whether profile membership predicts psychological responses 12 months later as treatment continued.

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慢性淋巴细胞白血病的疾病表征和心理结果

慢性淋巴细胞白血病 (CLL) 是一种伴随轻微症状的终生癌症。治疗不是治愈性的，通常涉及反复复发和再治疗。在 CLL 患者中研究了疾病感知——疾病刺激的认知和情感表征：1）在治疗前确定疾病感知“概况”；2) 测试个人资料成员资格是否能预测 12 个月后继续治疗时的心理反应。