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Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research 9/2011

01-11-2011

Ego defense mechanisms in COPD: impact on health-related quality of life and dyspnoea severity

Auteurs: Saulo C. Albuquerque, Eduardo R. Carvalho, Rebeka S. Lopes, Higor S. Marques, Danielle S. Macêdo, Eanes D. Pereira, Thomas N. Hyphantis, Andre F. Carvalho

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 9/2011

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Abstract

Purpose

To assess chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) patients’ defensive profile compared with healthy participants and to test whether specific ego defense mechanisms are associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and self-reported dyspnoea severity.

Methods

In a cross-sectional study, we assessed, in 80 patients with COPD and 80 age- and gender-matched healthy participants, psychological distress (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) and defense mechanisms/styles (Defense Style Questionnaire). Patients had their HRQoL evaluated with the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire and underwent a comprehensive clinical evaluation with determination of functional parameters and dyspnoea severity.

Results

COPD patients presented higher scores in undoing, acting out, autistic fantasy, denial, and splitting defenses compared with healthy controls. Overall, patients showed a more immature (P = 0.001) and/or neurotic (P = 0.006) defensive profile. Higher scores of denial (P = 0.044), somatization (P = 0.009), and undoing (P = 0.032) defenses were associated with poorer HRQoL, independently of the anticipated significant associations of clinical and psychological distress variables with impaired HRQoL. Somatization was strongly independently associated with more severe self-reported dyspnoea.

Conclusions

COPD patients exhibit a relatively immature and neurotic defensive profile. Clinicians and consultation-liaison psychiatrists should consider the patients’ underlying personality structure, especially somatization tendencies, since it is independently associated with HRQoL and dyspnoea severity.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Ego defense mechanisms in COPD: impact on health-related quality of life and dyspnoea severity
Auteurs
Saulo C. Albuquerque
Eduardo R. Carvalho
Rebeka S. Lopes
Higor S. Marques
Danielle S. Macêdo
Eanes D. Pereira
Thomas N. Hyphantis
Andre F. Carvalho
Publicatiedatum
01-11-2011
Uitgeverij
Springer Netherlands
Gepubliceerd in
Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 9/2011
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-011-9884-9

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