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Introduction Recent data has demonstrated that chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal obstruction affects approximately 5–15% of the general population both in Europe and the USA (WHO, 2012). CRS patients are often diagnosed with Anxiety Disorders (AD). Objectives The aim of the research was to study the relationships between adherence to treatment of patients with CRS and AD with their emotional, personal and cognitive characteristics. Methods We used an author's psychodiagnostic interview and two questionnaires: Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnefski, Kraaij, Spinhoven, 2002; Pisareva, Gritsenko, 2011), Illness Perception Questionnaire – Revised (Moss-Morris, et al, 2002); and The modified version of the Rosenzweig Picture Frustration Test (Rosenzweig , 1976; Pervichko, 2015, 2018; Zinchenko, Pervichko, 2016). The study involved 37 patients with CRS aged 32 to 54 (40,3±7,5). Results High level of treatment adherence is more typical for patients who associate the occurrence of the disease with psychological causes (p=0,042). The low level of treatment adherence is associated with ideas about the predominant influence of "diffuse risk factors" (p=0,552). High level of treatment adherence is associated with ego-protective reactions to frustration (p=0.007). Conclusions CRS patients with moderate level of adherence are the most adaptive to treatment of chronic disease.