A person's self-evaluation influences purposeful activity undertaken in the situation of illness. It is observed in neurological patients that limited self-awareness disturbs rehabilitation. The goal of the study was to investigate select dimensions of emotional state, the relationship between anxiety and emotional state, and the level of insight into emotional state in patients at different time periods after cerebral vascular accidents (CVAs). Sixty-five patients with short (n = 36) or long (n = 29) time periods following a stroke participated in this study. The patients' relatives (n = 65) evaluated their emotional functioning. The modified Neuropsychology Behavior and Affect Profile (NBAP; Nelson, Satz, & D'Elia, 1994 ) and State and Trait Anxiety Inventory were administered. Compared groups differed significantly in self-reporting and in relatives' reports on the NBAP scales. Patients with short and long time periods after stroke did not differ in terms of mania, indifference, depression, or inappropriateness. Significant positive moderate correlations between anxiety and depression were found in both groups. In the group with a long time period after CVA, ratings of depression, mania, indifference, and inappropriateness among patients with right-hemisphere damage were significantly correlated with their relatives' ratings. Biological and psychological factors determining emotional state and adequacy of patients' self-evaluations have also been discussed.
AimIn the elderly, type 2 diabetes is a frequent chronic condition that requires the attention of health care. As patient involvement is a prerequisite for treatment, it seems crucial to assess psychosocial aspects, including patient's cognitive component of attitude towards the condition, as early as upon diagnosis. The aim of this study was to examine whether the cognitive illness representation in older female and male patients with type 2 diabetes is differentiated. Considering disease duration, we determined the effect of cognitive illness representation on older diabetes emotional wellbeing.MethodsThe study in 99 older adults with type 2 diabetes used Disease‐Related Appraisals Scale (Skala Oceny Własnej Choroby; SOWCh) to assess cognitive illness representation and State–Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) to assess the severity of state anxiety.ResultsIn a subgroup with short‐standing diagnosis, women scored significantly higher than men on subscales of Threat, Obstacle/Loss and Profit. In a subgroup with long‐standing diagnosis, women scored significantly higher than men on the subscale of Threat and significantly lower than men on the subscale of Value. The associations between the individual dimensions of cognitive illness representation and anxiety were also determined. These correlations differed between sexes and stages of the disease.ConclusionBoth at early and late stages of type 2 diabetes, women perceive their illness as a threat significantly more than men do. This appraisal persists throughout the entire duration of the illness. Men with long‐standing diagnosis, attribute higher value to diabetes than women do, perceiving it as an opportunity to appreciate values they did not pay attention to before. Anxiety reported by older women and men can be explained to a significant extent by certain dimensions of their respective cognitive illness representation.
<p>Depresja wieku podeszłego stanowi poważny i nasilający się w skali społecznej problem, choć w praktyce wydaje się on zbyt rzadko diagnozowany. Podwyższa ona wskaźniki śmiertelności, wiąże się z niepomyślnym przebiegiem schorzeń somatycznych, nasila niepełnosprawność i prowadzi do utraty samodzielności, wpływając na jakość życia pacjentów i ich bliskich. Zaburzenie to stanowi wyzwanie na etapie diagnozowania ze względu na maskowanie objawów depresyjnych przez inne problemy natury psychologicznej i zdrowotnej występujące w tym okresie życia. W artykule zarysowano specyfikę obrazu klinicznego depresji wieku podeszłego i psychospołeczny kontekst jej ujawniania. Wskazano na rodzaj trudności diagnostycznych i ich uwarunkowania. Scharakteryzowane zostały zaburzenia poznawcze występujące w przebiegu depresji, z uwzględnieniem tzw. depresyjnego zespołu dysfunkcji wykonawczych. Sformułowano też zalecenia dotyczące monitorowania stanu funkcji poznawczych starszych pacjentów z rozpoznaniem depresji.</p>
Because the social engagement may be treated as protective factor in the course of recovery we would recommend that during rehabilitation more attention should be paid to emotional and social functioning of stroke patients with low verbal memory.
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