Causal attributions for raised cholesterol and perceptions of effective risk-reduction: Self-regulation strategies for an increased risk of coronary heart disease

References

• Audrain , J , Boyd , NR , Roth , J , Main , D , Caporaso , NE and Lerman , C . 1997 . Genetic susceptibility testing in smoking-cessation treatment: One-year outcomes of a randomised trial . Addictive Behaviors , 22 : 741 – 751 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bandura , A . 1977 . Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change . Psychological Review , 84 : 191 – 215 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Field , A . 2005 . Discovering statistics using SPSS , London : Sage Publications .
   Google Scholar
• French , DP , Marteau , TM , Senior , V and Weinman , J . 2005 . How valid are measures of beliefs about the causes of illness? The example of myocardial infarction . Psychology and Health , 20 : 615 – 635 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Heath , KE , Humphries , SE , Middleton-Price , H and Boxer , M . 2001 . A molecular genetic service for diagnosing individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) . European Journal of Human Genetics , 9 : 244 – 252 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Horne , R and Weinman , J . 1999 . Patients’ beliefs about prescribed medicines and their role in adherence to treatment in chronic physical illness . Journal of Psychosomatic Research , 47 : 555 – 567 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lerman , C , Gold , K , Boyd , NR , Orleans , CT , Wilfond , B Louben , G . 1997 . Incorporating biomarkers of exposure and genetic susceptibility into smoking cessation treatment: Effects of smoking-related cognitions, emotions, and behavior . Health Psychology , 16 : 87 – 99 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Leventhal , H , Benyamini , Y , Brownlee , S , Diefenbach , M , Leventhal , EA Patrick-Miller , L . 1997 . “ Illness representations: Theoretical foundations ” . In Perceptions of health and Illness: Current research and applications , Edited by: Petrie , KJ and Weinman , JA . 19 – 45 . Amsterdam : Harwood Academic Publishers .
   Google Scholar
• Marteau , TM and Lerman , C . 2001 . Genetic risk and behavioural change . British Medical Journal , 322 : 1056 – 1059 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Marteau , TM , Senior , V , Humphries , SE , Bobrow , M , Cranston , T Crook , MA . 2004 . Psychological impact of genetic testing for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) within an aware population: A randomised controlled trial . American Journal of Medical Genetics , 128 : 285 – 293 .
   Google Scholar
• McClure , JB . 2002 . Are biomarkers useful treatment aids for promoting health behavior change? An empirical review . American Journal of Preventive Medicine , 22 : 200 – 207 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McBride , CM , Halabi , S , Bepler , G , Lyna , P , McIntyre , L Lipkus , I . 2000 . Maximizing the motivational impact of feedback of lung cancer susceptibility on smokers’ desire to quit . Journal of Health Communication , 5 : 229 – 241 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Marais , AC and Firth , JC . 2005 . The diagnosis and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia . European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences , 9 : 141 – 149 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Moss-Morris , R , Weinman , J , Petrie , KJ , Horne , R , Cameron , LD and Buick , D . 2002 . The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) . Psychology and Health , 17 : 1 – 16 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Poustie , VJ and Rutherford , P . 2001 . “ Dietary treatment for familial hypercholesterolaemia ” . In The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 2 , Art. No.: CD001918. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001918
   Google Scholar
• Roe , L , Strong , C , Whiteside , C , Neil , A and Mant , D . 1994 . Dietary intervention in primary care: Validity of the DINE method for dietary assessment . Family Practice , 11 : 375 – 381 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Senior , V , Marteau , TM and Peters , TJ . 1999 . Will genetic testing for predisposition for disease result in fatalism? A qualitative study of parents responses to neonatal screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia . Social Science and Medicine , 48 : 1857 – 1860 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Senior , V , Marteau , TM and Weinman , J . 2000 . Impact of genetic testing on causal models of heart disease and arthritis: An analogue study . Psychology and Health , 14 : 1077 – 1088 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Senior , V , Marteau , TM and Weinman , J . On behalf of the Genetic Risk Assessment for FH Trial (GRAFT) Study Group (2004). Self-reported adherence to cholesterol-lowering medication in patients with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: The role of illness perceptions . Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy , 18 475 – 481 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Senior , V , Marteau , TM and Weinman , J . On behalf of the Genetic Risk Assessment for FH Trial (GRAFT) Study Group (2005). Perceptions of control over heart disease in people with an inherited predisposition to raised cholesterol . Psychology, Health and Medicine , 10 16 – 30 .
   Google Scholar
• Senior , V , Smith , JA , Michie , S and Marteau , TM . 2002 . Making sense of risk: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of vulnerability to heart disease . Journal of Health Psychology , 7 : 157 – 168 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Simon Broome Steering Committee . 1991 . Risk of fatal coronary heart disease in familial hypercholesterolaemia. Scientific Steering Committee on behalf of the Simon Broome Register Group . British Medical Journal , 303 : 893 – 896 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Simon Broome Steering Committee . 1999 . Steering committee on behalf of the Simon Broome Register Group. Mortality in treated heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: Implications for clinical management . Atherosclerosis , 142 : 105 – 112 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wright , AJ , Weinman , J and Marteau , TM . 2003 . The impact of learning of a genetic vulnerability to nicotine addiction: An analogue study . Tobacco Control , 12 : 227 – 230 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar