STUDIU PRIVIND RELAŢIA DINTRE DEPRESIE, ANXIETATE ŞI FUNCŢIONALITATE SOCIALĂ ÎN CAZUL PACIENŢILOR CU AFECŢIUNI CARDIOVASCULARE
Journal Title: Revista de Psihologie - Year 2019, Vol 65, Issue 1
Abstract
This study aims to establish whether the social functioning of cardiovascular patients is associated with a lower level of negative emotionality. Another aim was to investigate if the levels of depression, anxiety and social disfunction increase with age. The research group included 51 patients with cardiovascular disorders, aged 43–87, 12 men and 39 women. The research design was a correlational, cross-sectional one, with the following variables: depression level, measured by Beck depression inventory, anxiety level, measured by general anxiety scale, social disfunction, measured by interpersonal relation scale. The results show a statistical significant positive correlation between the level of depression and the level of social disfunction and between the level of anxiety and the level of social disfunction. These correlations remain significant when the variabile age is controlled. There were not observed any significant correlations between age and the levels of anxiety and depression. However, we found a correlation between age and social disfunction. These results have practical implications. Firstly, they highlight the necessity of evaluating the level of social disfunction as a part of psychological evaluation of cardiovascular patients with depression or anxiety symptoms. They also sustain the utility of therapeutic interventions aimed at improving the social disfunction of elderly cardiovascular patients.
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ANDREEA ELENA MUSTAŢĂ
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