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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Bronchial asthma and personality dimensions: a multifaceted association.
A. GimenezL. CompteT. ParedesAmparo BellochBaños RMiguel Perpiñásubject
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineAdultMalePersonality Testsmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentmedia_common.quotation_subjectmedicineImmunology and AllergyAsthmatic patientPersonalityHumansBig Five personality traitsAssociation (psychology)PsychiatryLung functionDepression (differential diagnoses)media_commonAsthmaAgedbusiness.industryMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseAsthmarespiratory tract diseasesPediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthRespiratory MechanicsAnxietyFemalemedicine.symptombusinessPersonalitydescription
Personality dimensions seem to play an important role in chronic diseases by maintaining or increasing the patient's physical complaints. This study examines in bronchial asthma: (a) the relationships among clinical data, baseline lung function, and personality traits; and (b) the patient's characteristics related to the physician's judgement about his or her asthma severity. Five questionnaires measuring anxiety, depression, self-consciousness, and subjective symptoms were completed by 51 asthmatic patients. Responses to questionnaires and clinical and demographic data were factor-analyzed. Factor analysis revealed that the physician's severity judgement is based on elderly age, high scores on depression, and longer duration of asthma.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-01-01 | The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma |