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University of Patras

ΜΕΤΑΒΟΛΕΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΡΟΣΩΠΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗ ΖΩΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΣΘΕΝΩΝ ΜΕΤΑ ΑΠΟ ΟΞΥ ΕΜΦΡΑΓΜΑ ΜΥΟΚΑΡΔΙΟΥ

Abstract

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A STRUCTURED INTERVIEW RELATED TO THE PERSONALITY TYPE, FAMILY CONFLICT, LIFE DISSATISFACTION, IMPORTANT LIFE EVENTS AND SEXUAL LIFE BEFORE AN ACUTE MI, WAS GIVEN TO 94 PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MI. CHARACTERISTICS OF TYPE A PERSONALITY WERE SHOWN BY 71 (75%) PATIENTS, FAMILY CONFLICT EXISTED IN 33 (35%), LIFE DISSATISFACTION AND SOMATIC SYMPTOMS THE YEAR BEFORE THE MI WERE SHOWN BY 81 (86%), SEPARATION FROM A LOVED PERSON 37 (39%), IMPORTANT LIFE EVENTS 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE MI 51 (54%) AND SEXUAL PROBLEMS ONLY 7 (7%).ANOTHER STRUCTURED INTERVIEW CONCERNING CHANGE OF THE PERSONALITY TYPE, FAMILY CONFLICT, PROBLEMS, FEELINGS OF EXPRESSION, AND THE RETURN TO WORK WAS GIVEN 6 MONTHS LATER. 41 PATIENTS (57%) SHOWED CHANGES TOWARDS TYPE B PERSONALITY TYPE, IMPROVEMENT OF FAMILY RELATIONS WASFOUND IN 24 (25%) AND WORSENING IN 15 (16%). SEXUAL PROBLEM WERE SHOWN BY 34 (36%) PATIENTS, DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS BY 53 (56%) AND NON RETURN TO WORK BY THE 6TH MONTH 44 (48%). ONLY THE DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS WERE STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT IN RELATION TO CARDIAC EVENT UP TO THE END OF 1ST POST-INFARCT YEAR / P < 0,05).STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT WAS THE CHANGE OF PERSONALITY AFTER THE INFARCT FROMTHAT OF BEFORE THE MI (PAIRED X2 = 29,1 , P < 0,01).

Degree

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Grantor dc:publisher
University of Patras
Year dc:date
1987

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Λιακοπούλου, Μάγδα

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
gre

Identifiers

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Identifier
10.12681/eadd/0561
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:10442/0561

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2026-07-24
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citation

Λιακοπούλου, Μάγδα. ΜΕΤΑΒΟΛΕΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΡΟΣΩΠΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗ ΖΩΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΣΘΕΝΩΝ ΜΕΤΑ ΑΠΟ ΟΞΥ ΕΜΦΡΑΓΜΑ ΜΥΟΚΑΡΔΙΟΥ. University of Patras, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/0561