Factors correlated with emotional instability in SLE outpatients

Ishikura, Reiji; Morimoto, Nobumitsu; Tanaka, Kazuhiro; Yoshizawa, S.; Horiuchi, Takahiko; Nakashima, Hitoshi; Otsuka, Takeshi

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“…Actually, some studies using another psychological scale have suggested that personality or psychological dysfunction might modulate disease outcomes such as disease activity and organ damage 7 , 9 - 11 , 14 ) . However, there is an opposite result in Japan: Ishikura has reported that disease activity might not be correlated with a psychological feature such as emotional instability among outpatients 23 ) . There is a possibility that serious diseases may lead to change in personality.…”

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“…However, most previous findings were from western countries. In Japan, few studies have been conducted [21][22][23] .…”

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“…However, most previous findings were from western countries. In Japan, few studies have been conducted 21 - 23 ) . The roles of psychological factors have been poorly understood among Japanese patients.…”

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Psychological Profiles and Health Status in Japanese Female Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Miyagi Lupus Collaborative Study.

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Sasaki

Arai

et al. 2002

Journal of Epidemiology

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and The Miyagi Lupus Study Group 6 Psychological factors have been suspected to be associated with the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and patients health status. However, psychological profiles among Japanese patients with SLE have been poorly understood. We started a prospective study of female patients with SLE in 1995. Using the baseline data from 279 patients in this prospective study, we cross-sectionally analyzed the relations of clinical factors and social factors to psychological factors, and the association between psychological factors and mental and physical health status. We used the Japanese notion ikigal as an indicator of mental health, and ambulatory activity as an indicator of their physical health, respectively.To measure psychological factors, the short-form of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised (short EPQ-R) and the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (HLOC) scale were used. Active phase of the disease was significantly related to the neuroticism score in the short EPQ-R. Educational level was inversely related to the scores of powerful others and chance HLOC belief. As for health status, the internal HLOC belief was significantly associated with /k/gal and the chance HLOC belief was inversely associated with ambulatory activity. The scores on the short EPQ-R (Extraversion/lntroversion and Neuroticism) were exclusively related to ikigai. This study suggests that psychological factors may have effects on both the development of SLE and patients health status.

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“…However, most previous findings were from western countries. In Japan, few studies have been conducted [21][22][23] .…”

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Psychological Profiles and Health Status in Japanese Female Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Miyagi Lupus Collaborative Study.

Minami

Sasaki

Arai

et al. 2002

Journal of Epidemiology

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Factors affecting emotional instability in female rheumatoid arthritis outpatients with limited functional disorder

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Morimoto

Nagamine

et al. 2000

Modern Rheumatology

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We attempted to identify which background factors were the most important indicators of such psychological problems as emotional instability, a feeling of hopelessness, and suicidal tendencies in female rheumatoid arthritis (RA) outpatients with limited functional disorder. Among female RA patients aged 20 years and older who visited the outpatient clinic, 101 class I and II patients were selected as subjects for the present study. An original questionnaire and a psychological test (CMI) were given to those subjects who had given their written consent to such testing, and an analysis was carried out on 85 patients who returned all the written forms. Their emotional instability was related to factors such as "not being able to understand the nature of RA disease and its treatment," "sense of value had changed after developing RA," "nonuse of drugs," and "duration of disease." A feeling of hopelessness was related to "smoking," and a suicidal tendency was related to "smoking" and "class I." We identified a characteristic correlation between emotional instability and background factors in this study. Paying close attention to these factors may thus be useful in preventing the appearance of psychological problems as well as in developing effective early treatment strategies.

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Factors correlated with emotional instability in SLE outpatients

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Psychological Profiles and Health Status in Japanese Female Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Miyagi Lupus Collaborative Study.

Psychological Profiles and Health Status in Japanese Female Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Miyagi Lupus Collaborative Study.

Factors affecting emotional instability in female rheumatoid arthritis outpatients with limited functional disorder

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