1. [Psychological view of thyroid cancer and in hyperthyroid Graves' patients - comparative exploration].
- Author
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Warmuz-Stangierska I, Czarnywojtek A, Ziemnicka K, Gryczyńska M, Stangierski R, and Sowiński J
- Subjects
- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychological Tests, Graves Disease psychology, Thyroid Neoplasms psychology
- Abstract
Introduction: The aim of study was the evaluation of association between psychometric factors in patients with thyroid cancer and in Graves' hyperthyroid patients., Material and Methods: We examined 50 patients with differentiated thyroid cancer, 42 females (84.75%), 8 males aged from 32 to 64 yr. (x +/- SD: 43 +/- 8.17 yr.) and 50 hyperthyroid patients, 45 (90%) females and 5 (10%) males corresponding aged. We used the following methods: the EAS Temperament Survey (EASD) in addition for adults, EPQ Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, Polish Abbreviated Form of the MMPI (DKO-74) and Beck's Depression Scale. We compared the scores of thyroid cancer patients and hyperthyroid patients., Results: We have interpreted obtained results in both groups as similarly in: mild sense depression, high emotional control, high social dependence, ambiverssion, mild level of emotional mental balance., Conclusion: Results of our explorations appears great psychological similarity between differentiated thyroid patients and hyperthyroid patients.
- Published
- 2006