The five beliefs defined as components of Leventhal's model of disease conceptualization are found to predict patients' distress levels, whether or when they will seek health care, and how well they will manage their disease. Petrie and colleagues' research with asthma patients found that giving patients accurate information about those five components also improved which of them?

A) The amounts of distress patients experience
B) Whether or not patients seek out health care
C) How well the patients manage their disease
D) How soon the patients will seek health care

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​The five beliefs defined as components of Leventhal's model of disease conceptualization are found to predict patients' distress levels, whether or when they will seek health care, and how well they will manage their disease. Petrie and colleagues' research with asthma patients found that giving patients accurate information about those five components also improved which of them?A)  ​The amounts of distress patients experienceB)  ​Whether or not patients seek out health careC)  ​How well the patients manage their diseaseD)  ​How soon the patients will seek health care

Sarmistha Ghosh · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Petrie and colleagues' research with asthma patients found that giving patients accurate information about the five beliefs defined as components of Leventhal's model of disease conceptualization improved how well the patients managed their disease.

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