Factorial analysis in psycho-coronary syndrome.
The authors have isolated, by means of factorial analysis on a specimen group of 86 stroke patients, a group of 23 subjects who showed, to a significant extent, lapses in concentration, intellectual fatigue and memory deterioration, and have therefore considered them as being subject to psycho-coronary syndrome. From the comparison made with the other coronary-thrombosis victims in this research, these subjects appeared to be attended to by authoritarian physicians, had been hospitalized for a greater length of time, had remained absent from work for longer, and had accepted restrictions upon their physical activity and habits by both their doctor and family. Furthermore, they showed a remarkable level of self-depressive tendencies and fear of improbable relapse, not corresponding to the severity of the stroke. The factorial analysis has thus allowed us to evidentiate the reality of the psycho-coronary syndrome as a clinical condition.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000523:psychology*; D012803:Sick Role; D012917:Social Adjustment