Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory as a predictor of operative results in thoracic outlet syndrome.
Twenty-one women and four men who had been operated upon for thoracic outlet syndrome were evaluated for symptom relief, and the results were blindly correlated with their scores on a Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Of the 14 patients who had abnormal results on the MMPI, five rated themselves improved, seven unchanged, and two worse as a result of surgery. Of the 11 patients who had a normal MMPI, ten rated themselves improved and one unchanged (P less than .05). Patients were then divided into two groups--those who were improved and those who were not improved by surgery--and mean MMPI scale scores were obtained for each group. There were significant differences for MMPI scales 1 and 3 (P less than .05).
D000328:Adult; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011336:Probability; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013901:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*