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EPA-0289 – Psychopathology Sex Differences in Asthmatics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

M. Henry ,
A. Morera ,
A. Henry ,
E. Diaz-Mesa ,
S. Yelmo-Cruz ,
J. Suarez-Jesus ,
D. Paico-Rodriguez ,
G. Diaz-Marrero ,
R. Gracia-Marco  and
I. Gonzalez-Martin
M. Henry
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine Dermatology and Psychiatry, University of La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
A. Morera
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine Dermatology and Psychiatry, University of La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
A. Henry
Affiliation:
UDMFyC, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
E. Diaz-Mesa
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
S. Yelmo-Cruz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
J. Suarez-Jesus
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
D. Paico-Rodriguez
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
G. Diaz-Marrero
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
R. Gracia-Marco
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine Dermatology and Psychiatry, University of La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
I. Gonzalez-Martin
Affiliation:
Department of Pneumology, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Abstract

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Introduction:

Although asthma has been one of the most investigated topics in psychosomatics, studies and papers on psychopathology in asthma are fairly scarce and of diverse meaning. Furthermore, psychopathology acoording to sex in asthma is not a common research topic.

Aim This study aims at analyzing psychopathology sex differences in asthmatics.

Methods:

The psychopathology profile in a sample of 84 adult asthmatics in a hospital outpatient facility, mean age 34.62 (s.d.12.78), 36 male / 48 female, is studied. The Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) Self-Report Questionnaire was administered.

Results:

The symptomatic profile is characterized by higher scores in women, with a main elevation in the dimensions of Somatization (1.92), Depression (1.66), Obsession-Compulsion (1.62) and Anxiety (1.44) whereas lower scores are recorded in men, with a profile dominated by Hostility (1.70), Anxiety (1.68), Interpersonal Sensitivity (1.58) and Depression (1.44). These scores mainly contribute to the psychopathology pattern according to sex.

Conclusions:

The possible clinical implications of the observed psychopathology sex differences should be taken into account in the management of these patients.

Type
P06 - Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatics
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 29 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 22nd European Congress of Psychiatry , 2014 , pp. 1
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2014
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