The relationship between alexithymia, anxiety, depression, and severity of the disease in psoriasis patients

Namdar, Nazlı Dizen; Arıkan, İnci

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“…In the general community, alexithymia was found to be linked with lower QoL 48 and lower life satisfaction 49 . In addition, the deterioration of QoL has been reported in FM, 23,50 psoriasis, 51 and inflammatory bowel disease 52 accompanied by alexithymia. In our results, the QoL of patients with alexithymia was impaired, both mentally and physically.…”

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The influence of alexithymia on disease activity and quality of life in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: A cross‐sectional study

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Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of alexithymia and its influence on disease activity, quality of life, and clinical outcomes in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients. Patients and Methods:This cross-sectional study included 110 (59 men and 51 women) consecutive axSpA patients who agreed to participate at our rheumatology outpatient clinic. Patient demographics, pain, disease activity measures, functionality, quality of life, alexithymia, psychological status, neuropathic pain, and fibromyalgia were evaluated. Patients were divided into 2 groups (without vs with alexithymia) and compared. The risk factors for alexithymia were evaluated. Results:The prevalence of alexithymia in axSpA patients was 31.8% according to a Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 cutoff of ≥61. The mean age and body mass index of patients were 41.25 ± 9.64 years and 27.73 ± 4.51 kg/m 2 , respectively. Most patients with alexithymia were women. Patients with alexithymia had significantly high scores for depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia, disease activity, enthesitis, worse quality of life, and poor functionality (all P < 0.05). Female gender (odds ratio [OR] = 22.359), patient global assessment (OR = 7.873), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (OR = 1.864), and fibromyalgia symptom severity (OR = 1.303) were found to be independent risk factors for alexithymia. Conclusion:The present study results showed that about one-third of axSpA patients had alexithymia, and the patients with alexithymia had higher disease activity, worse quality of life, and worse functional status than those without alexithymia. Female gender, patient global assessment, functional status, and fibromyalgia symptom severity were found to be important contributing factors to alexithymia.

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The influence of alexithymia on disease activity and quality of life in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: A cross‐sectional study

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“…Individuals who have alexithymia have problems in describing and recognizing their own emotions and recognizing emotions in others' faces and somehow have problems in face-to-face communication with others (16). Furthermore, as previous studies have confirmed, it can be expected that communicating with others in virtual space is a refuge (17,37,38).…”

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“…Alexithymia, as a cognitive-emotional phenomenon, refers to a specific disorder in psychological functioning and regulation of individual emotions and feelings, which occurs as a result of the process of automatic inhibition of information and emotional feelings (15,16). Individuals suffering from alexithymia are anxious, have stereotyped thoughts, are inflexible and withdrawn, often have a formal face, have difficulty identifying emotions from other individuals' faces, and have a weak ability for empathy and self-awareness (16). Additionally, according to some researchers, alexithymia causes many problems, such as depression, anxiety, and stress, in a person (15,17,18).…”

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Relationship Between Alexithymia and Mobile Phone Addiction with an Emphasis on the Mediating Role of Anxiety, Stress, and Depression: A Structural Model Analysis

Darabiyan,

Nazari,

Zarea

et al. 2024

Jundishapur J Chronic Dis Care

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Background: Since the beginning of mobile phone addiction, alexithymia, depression, anxiety, and stress have been mentioned as complications of Internet addiction in various studies; however, the relationship between these variables has not been well investigated. Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between alexithymia and mobile phone addiction, emphasizing the mediating role of anxiety, stress, and depression. Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 412 students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran, were included using an available sampling method in 2019. Data collection tools were the demographic questionnaire, Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21), and Mobile Phone Addiction Index (MPAI). Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS software (version 22) and Amos software (version 16). A significance level of less than 0.05 was considered. Results: Alexithymia was a predictive factor for mobile phone addiction. Additionally, it had a direct and significant effect on depression (β = 0.540, P < 0.001), anxiety (β = 0.500, P < 0.001), and stress (β = 0.53, P < 0.001). Depression (β = 0.452, P < 0.001), anxiety (β = 0.408, P < 0.001), and stress (β = 0.460, P < 0.001) had a positive and significant effect on cell phone addiction. Conclusions: In this study, alexithymia was a predictive factor for mobile phone addiction. Moreover, the variables of depression, anxiety, and stress play the role of a relative mediating variable between alexithymia and mobile addiction.

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“…Alexithymia was associated with physiological conditions that can lead to medical diseases [25,26). It was reported that the level of alexithymia is higher in some chronic, autoimmune and systemic diseases compared to the average population [27][28][29]. A larger study investigating the relationship between alexithymia and metabolic syndrome (MetS) reported that the rate of alexithymia was significantly higher in patients with MetS.…”

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The relationship between blood pressure regulation and alexithymia variability in newly diagnosed essential hypertension patients

Ardahanli¹,

Akhan²,

Aslan³

et al. 2021

Journal of Surgery and Medicine

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The relationship between alexithymia, anxiety, depression, and severity of the disease in psoriasis patients

Abstract: How to cite/Atıf için: Namdar ND, Arıkan İ. The relationship between alexithymia, anxiety, depression, and severity of the disease in psoriasis patients.

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The influence of alexithymia on disease activity and quality of life in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: A cross‐sectional study

The influence of alexithymia on disease activity and quality of life in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: A cross‐sectional study

Relationship Between Alexithymia and Mobile Phone Addiction with an Emphasis on the Mediating Role of Anxiety, Stress, and Depression: A Structural Model Analysis

The relationship between blood pressure regulation and alexithymia variability in newly diagnosed essential hypertension patients

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