[Psychometric evaluation of the psychoemotional stability in patients considered suitable for heart transplant]. / Valutazione psicometrica della stabilità psicoemotiva in pazienti ritenuti idonei al trapianto cardiaco.
G Ital Cardiol
; 18(5): 378-83, 1988 May.
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The main purpose of this study was to make an objective assessment of emotional stability as a selection criterion in 14 heart transplant candidates (13 M, 1 F, 45.5 +/- 6.6 years). A psychometric study was conducted using Cognitive Behavioral Assessment (CBA 2.0 Primary-Scale Battery) and the Beck Depression Inventory. The main results of this study were the identification of: a) emotionally unstable patients (42%) who did not respond to the above mentioned selection criterion; b) stable psychological traits such as hostility, aloofness, extroversion as described in type A Behavior Pattern and c) the presence of secondary alexitimic responses suggesting a protective denial of the meaning of the disease. The psychometric method used seems useful in the selection of heart transplant candidates, however, a follow-up can better define the range of emotional stability.
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01-internacional
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Asunto principal:
Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica
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Trasplante de Corazón
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Escala del Estado Mental
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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It
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G Ital Cardiol
Año:
1988
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Article
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Italia