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M Martín Martín1, L Cuesta Serrahima, R Rami Porta
1Servicios de Psiquiatría-Psicología, Hospital Mutua de Terrassa, Terrassa. Barcelona, Spain. rramip@teleline.es
Introduction:
Medical psychology has contributed to a greater understanding of many diseases that are predominantly medical and has also helped to improve prognosis. This study explores a surgical entity, namely spontaneous pneumothorax.
Objectives:
The aim was to compare the personality, depression, anxiety and type-A behavior pattern in a group of 34 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax to a group of 33 control patients admitted for a variety of minor surgical procedures.
Material And Methods:
The following objective assessment instruments were used: Trait Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, Jenkins Activity Inventory, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. The questionnaires were administered before the intervention of the surgeon and after an informative interview.
Results:
The rate of type-A behavior was statistically different in the two groups. No differences were seen for personality, depression or anxiety.
Conclusion:
We conclude that type-A behavior patterns should be reduced in patients who suffer spontaneous pneumothorax in order to improve outcome.
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