September 2, 2026Health Psychology and Behavioral MedicineOpen Access

The association between illness representations, coping resources, and subjective well-being among family caregivers of prolonged mechanical ventilation patients

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Coping resources, such as a sense of coherence and perceived social support, mediate the relationship between illness representations and subjective well-being among family caregivers of prolonged mechanical ventilation patients. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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TLTanya LavrinenkoBar-Ilan University SSShiri Shinan‐AltmanBar-Ilan University

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Cross-sectional study reveals that coping resources mediate illness representations and well-being in mechanical ventilation caregivers, highlighting targets for family support.

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To evaluate how illness representations and coping resources relate to subjective well-being among family caregivers of hospitalized patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation.
Conducted a cross-sectional survey among N=134 family caregivers of hospitalized prolonged mechanical ventilation patients.
Administered questionnaires assessing subjective well-being, illness representations, sense of coherence, and perceived social support.
Tested direct and indirect relationships using path analysis based on the Self-Regulation Model.
Positive illness representations—including perceptions of shorter illness duration and effective treatment control—significantly enhanced subjective well-being through higher sense of coherence and perceived social support.
Negative representations, specifically severe perceived consequences and heightened emotional responses, exerted detrimental effects on caregiver well-being.
Perceived symptom burden and illness understanding did not show significant associations with coping resources or subjective well-being.

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Lavrinenko et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e318c562ede874ec7ae0 https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2026.2700054

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Cross-sectional study reveals that coping resources mediate illness representations and well-being in mechanical ventilation caregivers, highlighting targets for family support.

The association between illness representations, coping resources, and subjective well-being among family caregivers of prolonged mechanical ventilation patients

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The association between illness representations, coping resources, and subjective well-being among family caregivers of prolonged mechanical ventilation patients

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