Autor: |
Luisa Ricciardi, Orlando Silvestro, Gabriella Martino, Antonino Catalano, Carmelo Mario Vicario, Trine Lund-Jacobsen, Peter Schwarz, Daniela Sapienza, Sebastiano Gangemi, Giovanni Pioggia, Concetto Mario Giorgianni |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 15 (2024) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1664-1078 |
DOI: |
10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1394954 |
Popis: |
BackgroundGrowing evidence reveals the important role of clinical psychological factors in chronic-immune diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate Health-Related Quality of Life (HR-QoL), depression, anxiety, and alexithymia in patients with severe hypersensitivity reactions such as Severe Allergic Asthma (SAA) and Hymenoptera Venom Anaphylaxis (HVA).MethodsThe Short-Form Health Survey-36 (SF-36), the Beck Depression Inventory Questionnaire (BDI-II), the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) were used to assess HR-QoL and clinical psychological features of patients with SAA and HVA.ResultsOverall, 78 patients were recruited. Patients with SAA (n = 35) reported lower scores for physical functioning [65 (58–75) vs. 90 (85–95); p = |
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