The relationship between illness representations, coping and quality of life among patients undergoing haemodialysis in Malaysia's NGO-based haemodialysis centres

The aim of the present cross-sectional study is to investigate the relationship between illness  representations, coping and quality of life among  patients undergoing haemodialysis in Malaysian  NGO-based  haemodialysis centres. The theoretical framework of the study was Leventhal's Common  Sense Model of Self-regulation of Health and Illness (1984). The Illness representations, coping  and quality of life were assessed by the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R), Brief  COPE and Short Form 12-ltem Health Survey Questionnaire v2 (SF-l 2v2) respectively. One hundred and  four patients undergoing haemodialysis (79 males and 25 females) participated in the study based on  purposive and convenience sampling. The analyses supported Hypothesis One but failed to support  Hypothesis Two. The results indicate that perceived consequences (r = -0.365, p < 0.0 I), illness coherence (r = 0.203, p