Personality factors in intermittent claudication related to the outcome of self-care program.
The relationship between personality factors in intermittent claudication and the patient's compliance with the therapeutic regimen was studied. Fifty-three patients with intermittent claudication were clinically examined, interviewed and tested with the Wechsler Intelligence Test, the Rorschach Test and the Ceasarec-Marke Inventory. The patients were given self-care program with four recommendations. After half a year, the clinical examinations and interviews were repeated. The results showed that the compliance with self-care program was relatively poor. Hostility, aggressiveness and affect-lability were obstacles to compliance. Obsessive-compulsive and dependent patients as well as those with strong guilt feelings followed the regimen best.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010556:Personality Tests; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012803:Sick Role