[Acceptance of illness scale and its clinical impact].

The level of chronic illness acceptance is an indicator of functioning and predictor of quality of life. The greater the acceptance of disease is, the less mental discomfort and less severe negative emotions there are. This paper presents Acceptance of Illness Scale and the main results and conclusions of the recent publications dealing with this problem in patients with chronic diseases. It has been proved that the level of acceptance of illness is significantly associated with a variety of clinical and sociodemographic factors. This justifies the rightness of its assessment, which appears to be an important element in the holistic medical and nonmedical care.