title: Implications of psychosocial factors as precipitant of asthma attack among a sample of asthmatics.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the relationship between psychosocial factors and asthma.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred consecutive asthmatics were screened using the 30-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30), Present state examination (PSE) and a socio-demographic schedule incorporating psychosocial variables. Chi-squared test, student "t" test and discriminant analysis were used in analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the asthmatics studied 36% had psychopathology. Psychosocial variables significantly associated with psychopathology include worrying, crying, fighting, anger, marital tension, and menstruation. The presence of multiple psychosocial variables was significantly associated with psychopathology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychosocial variables predict the presence of psychopathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. kmosaku@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Kolawole S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Mosaku
authors.forename: Gregory E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Erhabor
authors.forename: Olufemi
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Morakinyo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires