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illness behavior

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illness behavior,
the manner in which individuals monitor the structure and functions of their own bodies, interpret symptoms, take remedial action, and make use of health care facilities.


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Relationships between psychological observations and otologic symptomatology or an otologic diagnosis were not specific, which illustrates the need to consider the role of illness behavior and personality as targets for psychological support or therapy associated with ENT treatment.
When he and his colleagues conducted a population-based, prospective study of 1,658 adults who did not have widespread pain at baseline, they found that individuals who reported high levels of somatic symptoms, illness behavior, psychological distress, and fatigue at baseline had a significantly increased risk of developing chronic widespread pain after 1 year (Arthritis Rheum.
 
 
 
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