Affective control and life satisfaction in thalassemics

Background. Thalassemia is a chronic disease that can lead to an impact on psychological functioning and social behavior of patients. However, still little is known about the specific psychological aspects of the disease, such as the degree of tension, life satisfaction and affective control, especi...

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Autores principales:	Carmela Mento, Basilia Piraino, Amelia Rizzo, Roberta Vento, Luciana Rigoli, Emanuela Moschella, Carmelo Salpietro, Salvatore Settineri
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Publicado:	Universidad de San Buenaventura 2015
Materias:	thalassaemia affective control quality of Life Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:41163d620b3c46ed9bbcd9d994fb128f2021-11-25T02:22:07ZAffective control and life satisfaction in thalassemics10.21500/20112084.6482011-20842011-7922https://doaj.org/article/41163d620b3c46ed9bbcd9d994fb128f2015-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/648https://doaj.org/toc/2011-2084https://doaj.org/toc/2011-7922Background. Thalassemia is a chronic disease that can lead to an impact on psychological functioning and social behavior of patients. However, still little is known about the specific psychological aspects of the disease, such as the degree of tension, life satisfaction and affective control, especially in adult patients.Aim. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether patients with thalassemia have specific psychological pattern relating to the dimensions of tension, satisfaction and quality of life, management of affection.Method. We evaluated 31 patients with thalassemia major and intermedia (19 women and 12 men) aged between 18 and 50 years (M = 34 + 16), belonging to the Complex Unit of Medical Genetics. For the evaluation were used the Profile of Mood States (POMS), the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q) and the Rorschach test.Results. The findings show an inverse relationship between the levels of self-reported tension and the affective control indicators at Rorschach. Life satisfaction, instead, seems to vary according to the severity of the disease - major vs. intermediate - and the type of therapy.Conclusions. An understanding of the psychological mechanisms involved in thalassemia, both self-reported and projective, can contribute to a wider patient take-over, by considering the subjective aspects related to the psychological and socio-emotional well-being, fundamental in the care compliance.Carmela MentoBasilia PirainoAmelia RizzoRoberta VentoLuciana RigoliEmanuela MoschellaCarmelo SalpietroSalvatore SettineriUniversidad de San Buenaventuraarticlethalassaemiaaffective controlquality of LifePsychologyBF1-990ENESInternational Journal of Psychological Research, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2015)
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spellingShingle	thalassaemia affective control quality of Life Psychology BF1-990 Carmela Mento Basilia Piraino Amelia Rizzo Roberta Vento Luciana Rigoli Emanuela Moschella Carmelo Salpietro Salvatore Settineri Affective control and life satisfaction in thalassemics
description	Background. Thalassemia is a chronic disease that can lead to an impact on psychological functioning and social behavior of patients. However, still little is known about the specific psychological aspects of the disease, such as the degree of tension, life satisfaction and affective control, especially in adult patients.Aim. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether patients with thalassemia have specific psychological pattern relating to the dimensions of tension, satisfaction and quality of life, management of affection.Method. We evaluated 31 patients with thalassemia major and intermedia (19 women and 12 men) aged between 18 and 50 years (M = 34 + 16), belonging to the Complex Unit of Medical Genetics. For the evaluation were used the Profile of Mood States (POMS), the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q) and the Rorschach test.Results. The findings show an inverse relationship between the levels of self-reported tension and the affective control indicators at Rorschach. Life satisfaction, instead, seems to vary according to the severity of the disease - major vs. intermediate - and the type of therapy.Conclusions. An understanding of the psychological mechanisms involved in thalassemia, both self-reported and projective, can contribute to a wider patient take-over, by considering the subjective aspects related to the psychological and socio-emotional well-being, fundamental in the care compliance.
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author	Carmela Mento Basilia Piraino Amelia Rizzo Roberta Vento Luciana Rigoli Emanuela Moschella Carmelo Salpietro Salvatore Settineri
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title	Affective control and life satisfaction in thalassemics
title_short	Affective control and life satisfaction in thalassemics
title_full	Affective control and life satisfaction in thalassemics
title_fullStr	Affective control and life satisfaction in thalassemics
title_full_unstemmed	Affective control and life satisfaction in thalassemics
title_sort	affective control and life satisfaction in thalassemics
publisher	Universidad de San Buenaventura
publishDate	2015
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Affective control and life satisfaction in thalassemics

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