Psychological and somatic factors and the conditions of service at sea in relation to the different stages of coronary heart disease among sailors.
The clinical and psychological examinations were performed on the group of 94 inpatients suffering from coronary heart disease. They were divided into 3 subgroups: a) before infarct--31 inpatients, b) during infarct--33 inpatients, c) after infarct--30 inpatients. The discrepancies between these three subgroups were distinguished. With regard to factor analysis the significance of changes in the personality make-up among inpatients before and during infarct was underlined. The important role of somatic features in determining the state of the patient's health in the post-infarct subgroup was also emphasized. It was shown that the conditions of service at sea in connection with the parameters of personality can be included among the less important factors.
D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D009326:Naval Medicine; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012767:Ships