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MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY
Vol.10 No.4 |
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Factors affecting emotional instability in female
rheumatoid arthritis outpatients with limited functional disorder |
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| T. Takeda1, N. Morimoto1, N. Kinukawa2, R.
Nagamine3, T. Shuto3, Y. Iwamoto3, H. Miyahara4 |
(1)Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School
of Medical Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku,
Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
(2)Department of Medical Information Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
(3)Department of Orthopedics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
(4)National Kyushu Medical Center Hospital, Department of Orthopedics, Fukuoka,
Japan |
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| Abstract |
| Abstract 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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| Key words |
| Key words Rheumatoid arthritis ・ Emotional
instability ・ Psychology ・ Sociodemographics ・ Background factors |
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