title: [The temperamental basis of personality and the degree of tuberculosis progression and its treatment in epidemiological studies].
abstract: Using a Sheet of personality Self-estimation of Le Senne eight subgroups were isolated from a group of patients with sputum-positive pulmonary tuberculosis, and analogous subgroups were isolated from healthy subjects which served as control subgroups. By the inquiry method and by the Test of Sentence Completion IG the clinical form of tuberculosis, degree of pulmonary tissue damage, extent and location of pulmonary lesions, and the intensity of conflict areas were determined. The statistical analysis showed that no temperament type was an epidemiological barrier protecting the organism against invasion by and development of M. tuberculosis. As compared to other temperament types the sentimentalists showed most intense conflict areas which was reflected in antituberculosis treatment. Attention is called to the usefulness of psychological testing for epidemiological studies on tuberculosis and to the necessity of their more widespread use in the programmes of postgraduate studies.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Pecyna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Temperamentalne podłoze osobowości a stopień zaawansowania gruźlicy i jej leczenie w badaniach epidemiologicznych.