Psychosocial responses to disease stimuli: preliminary findings.
In the present study cognitive-verbal differences are evaluated in chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD) patients. Nineteen subjects with chronic respiratory failure (CRF) and sixty subjects without CRF completed two psychometric instruments: CBA-2.0 primary scales and the respiratory illness opinion survey. The results show that social and psychological problems are connected to the severity of illness.
Bertolotti
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Clinica Del Lavoro Foundation, Institute of Care and Research, Veruno, Italy.
Balestroni
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Maiani
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Zotti
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D011581:Psychological Tests