Quality of life in panic disorder: the influence of clinical features and personality traits.
Trends Psychiatry Psychother
; 41(4): 387-393, 2019.
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OBJECTIVE: To identify which clinical features and personality traits are associated with quality of life (QoL) in panic disorder (PD) patients. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study with PD patients. The brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) and the Big Five Inventory (BFI) were used to assess QoL and personality traits respectively. The strength of correlations was measured with Pearson's, Spearman's, and point-biserial correlation coefficients. We also performed multiple linear regressions, considering sociodemographic data and scores from clinical scales as independent variables and QoL scores as dependent variables. RESULTS: A total of 98 patients were evaluated. Depressive symptoms had a strong negative correlation with QoL and, to a lesser extent, panic and anxiety symptoms were also negatively correlated with QoL. While consciousness, extraversion, and agreeableness had mild positive correlations with QoL, neuroticism had a strong negative correlation. CONCLUSION: Symptoms of depression, anxiety, and panic seem to have a negative impact on the QoL of PD patients. Personality traits, especially neuroticism, may also influence QoL in these patients.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Personalidade
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Qualidade de Vida
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Transtorno de Pânico
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trends Psychiatry Psychother
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil