Psychiatr Pol
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Comparative Study
[Gender and presence of profound psychological traumas versus comorbidity of panic disorder and depression in difficult and aspirin-induced asthma].
The author examined psychiatrically a group of 106 patients with difficult asthma and 100 patients with aspirin-induced asthma. The special interest of the study was the careful analysis of the time, context and content of different psychological traumas that the patients from both groups had throughout their lives. ⋯ It is possible, that psychological trauma affects the development, course and severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms in asthmatic patients. It may play a special role in development of difficult asthma.
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Severe mental illnesses have far-reaching consequences for both patients and their relatives. This paper reviews literature on the measures of caregiving consequences. Authors provide a condensed knowledge and research results in the area of caregiving consequences, especially both subjective and objective caregivers' burden. ⋯ In order to identify factors, which have impact on caregiver distress, a variety instruments have been developed. This paper focuses on questionnaires useful for the systematic assessment of both objective and subjective burden: Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire (IEQ), Perceived Family Burden Scale (PFBS), Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale (ZCBS), Experience of Caregiving Inventory (ECI), Family Problems Questionnaire (FPQ). The mentioned instruments proved to be a reliable instrument for measuring caregiver consequences in mental healthcare.
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Comparative Study
[Comorbidity of aspirin-induced asthma, panic disorder and depression versus gender and presence of profound psychological traumas].
The author examined psychiatrically a group of 100 ambulatory patients with asthma. The special interest of the study was the careful analysis of the time, context and content of different psychological traumas that the patients had throughout their lives. ⋯ It is possible, that psychological trauma affects the development, course and severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms in asthmatic patients.
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Comparative Study
[Panic disorder and depression influence on the severity of aspirin-induced asthma].
Studies have reported a high rate of depression (DD) and panic disorder (PD) among asthma patients, though the impact of these disorders on asthma severity remains unclear. This study evaluated the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in 100 patients with aspirin-induced asthma and association between psychiatric status and levels of asthma severity. ⋯ Results suggest that psychiatric disorders are prevalent among patients with aspirin-induced asthma and are associated with worse asthma severity. Physicians should consider the impact of these conditions when planning optimal treatment.
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Comparative Study
[Patients' opinions on services provided in psychiatric and neurological wards--a comparison].
To compare patients' opinions about services in psychiatric and neurological wards in the years 2005 and 2007. ⋯ Staff friendliness plays a very important role during the hospitalisation. Both groups indicate dimensions requiring improvement: access to information, form of contact with staff, emotional support. The resultsindicate a contrast between the system of support on psychiatric wards and lack of this on the neurological ones. The neurological wards can use psychiatric ward positive experience regarding patients' emotional support received from nurses and the building staff patients relationship based on ideas of the therapeutic community. The changes in medical care between 2005 and 2007 had no effect on the quality of services in both kinds of wards. Progress of quality in psychiatric and neurological wards requires structural changes in medical care.