Características de personalidade do indivíduo com asma

摘要: Introduction: Asthma, similarly to other chronic con-ditions, is strongly influenced by psychological factors. Previous studies have not established the personality characteristics of adult asthma patients as compared non-patients. Objectives: To study in comparison a pattern drawn up for Portuguese population. relationships between and severity duration disease. Methods: Outpatients Immunallergology Pulmonology units Sao Joao Hospital suffering from responded Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R). Patients with comorbidity factors were excluded. The doctor who attended them classified according Global Initiative Asthma (GINA). Relationships severity/duration disease analysed using ANOVA models. Results: 300 aged 17 79 studied. Of these, 75% female; great majority had intermittent/light persistent (71%); 17% moderate 12% severe asthma. was less than 10 years 34% over 23 35%. The higher Neuroticism scores (p<0.001), facets (except impulsiveness) equally high. All remaining domains – Extroversion, Openness Experience, Conscientiousness Agreeableness lower control group (p<0.001). Both Extroversion Experience decrease growth (p = 0.003; p 0.009) 0.006; 0.013). increases tandem disease. Conclusion: This shows predominance Neurotic lowered asthmatics general population. Decreased are observed increase. Further necessary clarify disease. Rev Por Pneumol 2005; XI (1): 7-33