Perception of lllness and Personalıty Features in Tuberculosis Patients.

Volume: 8 Number: 2 June 1, 2000
  • Zehra Arıkan
  • Aslı Çepik Kuruoğlu
  • Nükhet Beler
  • Nursen Oral
  • Numan Nadir Ekim
  • Oğuz Köktürk
  • Ender Levent
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Perception of lllness and Personalıty Features in Tuberculosis Patients.

Abstract

Object: Tuberculosis can stili be consıdered as one of the most sıgnıfıcant ınfectıous and publıc health problems m our country Evaluatıon of contrıbutıng factors to the problem of complıance, such as the correct appraısal of the dısease, seems to be ımportant for dısease control Method: To analyse these factors, we studıed 50 ınpatıents of the Pulmonary Medıcıne Department of Gazı Unıversıty Faculty of Medıcıne and Ankara Atatürk Sanatorıum Hospıtal AN patients undervvent a psychıatrıc examınatıon. They were consequently assessed by the Minnesota Multıphasıc Personalıty Inventory (MMPI), as well as a questıonnaıre to evaluate the socıocultural varıables and the patients' interpretation of their own disease. Results: Apart from the personality traits, cultural factors seem to be operative in 64% of the patients in the recognition of the diagnosis. Conclusion: İt is postulated that, the perception of the diagnosis and adaptation to a chronic disease are largely affected by the cultural factors.

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Turkish

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Authors

Zehra Arıkan This is me

Aslı Çepik Kuruoğlu This is me

Nükhet Beler This is me

Nursen Oral This is me

Numan Nadir Ekim This is me

Oğuz Köktürk This is me

Ender Levent This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2000

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June 1, 2000

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Published in Issue

Year 2000 Volume: 8 Number: 2

APA
Arıkan, Z., Çepik Kuruoğlu, A., Beler, N., Oral, N., Ekim, N. N., Köktürk, O., & Levent, E. (2000). TÜBERKÜLOZ OLGULARINDA HASTALIĞIN ALGILANMASI VE KİŞİLİK ÖZELLİKLERİ. Kriz Dergisi, 8(2), 39-45. https://doi.org/10.1501/Kriz_0000000159