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- Title
Psychological characteristics of patients with asthma.
- Authors
Bulcun, Emel; Turkel, Yakup; Oguztürk, Omer; Dag, Ersel; Visal Buturak, S.; Ekici, Aydanur; Ekici, Mehmet
- Abstract
Abstract: Introduction: Psychological distress of patients with asthma may be reduced when they learned to live with their illness. Asthma can change the psychological and personality characteristics. We aim to investigate the psychological and personality characteristics of patients with asthma using MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory). Methods: Thirty‐three adult patients with asthma (23 female and 10 male) and 20 healthy controls (14 females and 6 males) were enrolled in this study. Psychometric evaluation was made with the Turkish version of the MMPI. The patients were separated into two groups according to the duration of symptoms (recent‐onset asthma < 10 years, long‐standing asthma ≥10 years). Results: Patients with asthma compared with control group had significantly higher the rate of clinical elevation on depression, hysteria, psychasthenia and social introversion. Patients with recent‐onset asthma compared with long‐standing asthma have significantly higher the rate of clinical elevation on depression, hysteria, psychopathic deviate, psychasthenia and social introversion. MMPI mean <italic>t</italic> score in patients with recent‐onset asthma was higher than patients with long‐standing asthma. MMPI mean <italic>t</italic> score in patients with asthma was negatively associated with the symptom duration in multivariate model. Conclusions: Patients with asthma have relatively more inactivity, anergia, guilt, pessimism, nonspecific physical complaints, irrational fears and introvert. Patients with long‐standing asthma have less psychological distress, suggesting that learned to cope with his illness.
- Subjects
ASTHMATICS; ASTHMA; MINNESOTA Multiphasic Personality Inventory; MENTAL depression; HYSTERIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2018, Vol 12, Issue 1, p113
- ISSN
1752-6981
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/crj.12494