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Illness Perceptions Of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Elizabeth Baker
Illness Perceptions Of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Elizabeth Baker
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a chronic illness that affects approximately five million premenopausal women in the United States and is associated with significant cosmetic, reproductive, metabolic, and psychological consequences. Despite its prevalence, few studies have explored the lived experiences and illness perceptions of women living with PCOS. Identifying illness perceptions of women living with (WLW) PCOS is important, because mounting research suggests that a person's perceptions of their chronic illness and its management determine that person's coping behaviors (e.g., adherence, self-management) and, consequently, illness outcomes.
In this dissertation, the Common Sense Model (CSM) is used as a framework to …