RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An examination of psycho-social factors among adult patients with asthma
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP P1208
VO 40
IS Suppl 56
A1 Junko Yamanaka
A1 Satoshi Ogino
A1 Hiroshi Fijiwara
A1 Chiko Okada
A1 Setsuko Yamamoto
A1 Naoko Ochiai
A1 Seijiro Minamoto
YR 2012
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P1208.abstract
AB Introduction: Nursing staff provide support for patients with asthma to facilitate effective self-management, which, in turn, will contribute to achieving the ultimate goal of asthma care: improving the Quality of life(QoL) of the patients. However, psycho-social factors, in particular, personality traits, have a significant impact on the delivery and effectiveness of self-management support, and are considered as a factor that impairs the control of symptoms.Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine personality traits of adult patients with asthma and associated factors.Methods: We conducted a questionnaire survey involving 291 patients with asthma under outpatient treatment at respiratory care facilities in Osaka Prefecture. We quantified and scored personality traits to be said to be easy to feel stress. These scores and associated factors were analyzed statistically.Results: A comparison of those with high and low scores for personality trait items showed that the high group engaged in self-management activities mostly in a passive manner, with significantly low scores for stress-coping items.An analysis of the QoL using the Asthma Health Questionnaire-33 Japan (AHQ-33J) showed that those with high scores for emotional experiences, aggravating factors, and the restriction of social activity, as well as those with high overall scores had a significantly impaired QoL. Conclusions: The findings suggest that personality traits exert an influence on patients' self-management behavior and QoL. Due consideration should be given to the contributing factor when providing self-management support.