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Emotional profiles of families with a heart-operated patient: a pilot study.

Authors :
Invernizzi G
Bressi C
Bertrando P
Passerini A
Giannelli A
Clerici M
Biglioli P
Cazzullo CL
Source :
Psychotherapy and psychosomatics [Psychother Psychosom] 1991; Vol. 55 (1), pp. 1-8.
Publication Year :
1991

Abstract

Family interaction is a basic factor in determining the quality of life of patients undergoing heart surgery. The present study investigates the emotional attitudes in the relatives of 10 heart-operated patients. The results indicate that a high amount of relatives' emotional overinvolvement and warmth tends toward a correlation with lower anxiety and depression scores, and with a better 12-month outcome of the illness.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0033-3190
Volume :
55
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Psychotherapy and psychosomatics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
1866436
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1159/000288402