RESUMO
AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the score of HADS and the correlation with sociodemographic factors and personality traits in patients after limb amputation. METHOD: 45 patients after limb amputation due to atherosclerosis and 30 persons from a control group participated in the study. HADS Scale and the Maudsley Personality Inventory created by Eysenck were used in the study. Socidemographic data were collected by means of the Sociodemographic data questionnaire. RESULTS: In comparison to the control group, patients after limb amputation achieved a higher score in HADS-A and HADS-D and in the N scale of the Maudsley Personality Inventory. Higher levels of anxiety and depression were noticed in patients suffering from phantom limb pain and in patients with neurotic personality traits. CONCLUSION: Patients after limb amputation need multidisciplinary care because of higher levels of anxiety and depression (especially patients with phantom limb pain and those with neurotic personality traits).
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Amputação Cirúrgica/psicologia , Ansiedade/diagnóstico , Depressão/diagnóstico , Membro Fantasma/psicologia , Qualidade de Vida , Adaptação Psicológica , Adulto , Idoso , Amputação Cirúrgica/efeitos adversos , Amputação Cirúrgica/reabilitação , Análise de Variância , Ansiedade/etiologia , Ansiedade/psicologia , Atitude Frente a Saúde , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Depressão/etiologia , Depressão/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Estresse Psicológico/diagnóstico , Estresse Psicológico/etiologia , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
AIM: To compare personality types in patients after vertebral surgery. METHOD: 74 patients after vertebral surgery were examined with the MPI. 22 patients were operated because of injury. 52 patients were operated because of chronic pain back. The control group consisted of 20 healthy people. Maudsley Personality Inventory created by Eysenck, was used to study personality types. RESULTS: There were no differences in personality types between patients suffering from chronic back pain and patients operated because of injury. Statistically, a significantly higher score in the N scale was noticed in the group with chronic back pain in comparison to patients operated because of injury and in comparison to the control group. CONCLUSIONS: A higher score in the N scale observed in patients suffering from chronic back pain, may suggest a specific personality type of those patients. Higher level of neuroticism may create some difficulties in the acceptation of the illness and adaptation process. It is necessary to take special psychological care of those patients.
