Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine

Yazarlar: Hüseyin ARPAĞ, Nurhan ATİLLA, Ebru FINDIKLI

Konular:Sağlık Bilimleri ve Hizmetleri

DOI:10.32322/jhsm.799850

Anahtar Kelimeler:Affective temperament profiles,Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,Male

Özet: Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the temperament profiles of male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) between the groups. Material and Method: A total of 80 male patients without any additional disease were included in the study. Patients were staged as group A, group B, group C and group D according to 2019 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria. The Turkish version of the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Auto and the Hospital Anxiety Depression (HAD) Questionnaire scales (HADS) were used to determine the dominant affective temperaments. Results: Totally 80 COPD patients including 20 from each group were recruited into our study. The majority of COPD patients did not have any dominant temperament (n:28). Depressive temperament was found in 18 patients (22.5%) as the most common dominant affective temperament, followed by anxious temperament in 10 patients (12.5%). When groups were compared anxious temperament was significantly dominant in group A, while there wasn’t any significant difference between groups for depressive temperament. Cyclothymic and irritabl temperaments were found to be more common in group A (Table 1). According to HADS depression was seen significantly higher in group B (Table 2). Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that there is a negative correlation between COPD severity and incidence of affective temperaments. To cope with the disease better, COPD patients in early stages are in need of psychological support at least patients in advanced stage.

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