Type D personality in chronic lung diseases: Prevalence, psychological features
| Autor: | Alexey Sumin, Nedoseikina, E. V., Arkhipov, O. G. |
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| Jazyk: | ruština |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Терапевтический архив, Vol 85, Iss 3, Pp 51-57 (2013) Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 2309-5342 0040-3660 |
| Popis: | AIM: To estimate the prevalence and impact of Type D personality on the psychological status and quality of life (QL) of patients with chronic lung diseases/MATERIAL AND METHODS: 117 patients (105 men and 12 women; mean age 59.6±0.9 years) with chronic lung diseases were examined. The DS14 questionnaire was used to identify Type D personality. According to the tes/RESULTS: the patients were divided into 2 groups: 1) 39 Type D patients; 2) 78 non-Type D patients. The levels of depression and anxiety and QL were additionally determined using the SF-36 questionnaire. Clinical and laboratory parameters, spirometric data, and 6-minute walk test (6'WT) distance were estimated/RESULTS: The Type D versus non-Type D patients had higher levels of situational (46.6±1.7 and 41.2±1.2 scores; р=0.01) and personality (47.6±1.5 and 43.7±0.9 scores; р=0.02) anxiety and depression (42.9±1.6 and 35.9±0.8 scores; р=0.00004), as well as lower QL levels in the vitality (42.2±2.2 and 52.2±1.9 scores; р=0.002), emotional function (20.5±4.0 and 36.8±4.4 scores; р=0.02), and mental health (56.2±1.9 and 63.4±1.9 scores; р=0.006) scales. The 6'WT distance was less in the Type D patients (463.3±17.2 m) than in non-Type D patients (504.1±8.7 m); р=0.02/CONCLUSION: Type D personality is encountered in 33% of patients with chronic lung diseases associated with the higher level of psychological distress in the patients, with the worsening of a mental component of QL, and with the reduction in exercise tolerance. |
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