The psychological defensive profile of primary Sjögren's syndrome patients and its relationship to health-related quality of life

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Alexandros A Drosos¹  Thomas Hyphantis¹  Niki Tsifetaki¹  Dimitrios Mantis¹  Paraskevi V Voulgari¹ 

关键词: Primary Sjogren syndrome;    quality of life;    psychological distress;    personality;    defense style questionnaire;    ego defense mechanisms;    hostility.;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Pacini Editore SpA

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to assess the defensive profile of primary Sjögren`s syndrome (SS) patients and to investigate the independent associations of psychological distress and personality variables with health-related quality of life (HRQOL). METHODS: In 40 primary SS patients we assessed psychological distress (SCL-90-R), ego defense mechanisms (Defense Style Questionnaire), hostility features (HDHQ) and HRQOL (WHOQOL-BREF). Fifty-six patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosous (SLE) and 80 healthy participants matched for age and sex served as controls. RESULTS: Primary SS patients presented higher rates of general psychological distress compared to SLE and healthy participants. Symptoms of somatisation were more prominent in SS than SLE or healthy controls. SS patients presented less use of humour defense and more help-rejecting complains and delusional guilt hostility, compared to controls. Primary SS patients` HRQOL was more impaired than healthy participants and comparable to SLE. Psychological distress was a constant independent correlate of SS patients` HRQOL, while less use of humour (p

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