[Cortisone anxiety in chronic obstructive respiratory tract diseases: a patient survey].
Patients with chronic-obstructive lung diseases often develop unrealistic anxiety about the side-effects of cortisone therapy. Distorted descriptions in mass-media are the reason for the anxiety. The relations between cortisone anxiety and other variables of the subjective and objective situation will be investigated within a model of health psychology. About 10% of the 66 patients completing a questionnaire express attitudes, which could be interpreted as cortisone anxiety. The patients with cortisone anxiety differ in other characteristics as well.
Deuchert
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Universität Bremen, Klinische Psychologie.
Hirschbichler
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A
Petermann
F
F
Petro
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D003348:Cortisone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012803:Sick Role; D012944:Social Support
D003348:Cortisone
Cortisonangst bei chronisch-obstruktiven Atemwegserkrankungen: eine Patientenbefragung.