Abstract
Study objectives: End-stage lung disease is associated with poor quality of life and increased risk for psychological distress. Despite the significant number of individuals with end-stage lung diseases, the emotional health of these patients, as compared with those with other chronic organ diseases, is not well-known. The purpose of this article is to elucidate personality styles and the presence of psychopathology in a clinical sample of patients with end-stage lung disease presenting for possible lung transplantation. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Two academic medical center transplant programs. Participants: Two hundred forty-three consecutively referred transplant candidates. Results: Cluster analysis of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)-2 indicated five different personality styles. The majority of patients evidenced mild somatic and depressive symptoms. Approximately one fourth of the sample exhibited marked anxiety and mood disturbances. A small cluster also evidenced features consistent with an antisocial personality style. Conclusions: Separate and distinct personality styles that could affect quality of life, the need for adjunct treatments, and medical compliance emerged from this sample of individuals with end-stage lung disease. Results are discussed in light of prior research on other end-stage organ conditions and in relation to personality and coping theories.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1246-1252 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | CHEST |
Volume | 120 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2001 |
Keywords
- COPD
- Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory-2
- Psychopathology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine