| Abstract: | Dyspnoea, anxiety are the main complaints of patients with bronchial asthma. The personality profile characteristic of bronchial asthma patients includes high levels of depression, anxiety and health preoccupation. Some of the negative aspects of mood correlate with degree of dysfunction. Studies involved 60 consecutive patients with bronchial asthma from light to severe. The author found some correlations between psychological and physiological symptoms. The levels of anxiety and depression were dependent on severity of symptoms (F = 4.54, df = 1.57, p = 0.04, F = 3.74, df = 1.57, p = 0.04). The correlation between the index of anxiety (according the Spielberger Questionnaire) and dyspnoea expressed: with Borg scale was (r = 0.63), with visual analogue scale was (r = 0.57). The intensity of anxiety and subjective feeling of dyspnoea was also correlated with pulmonary function tests results (PEF, FEV1). This suggests the relation between the psychosomatic parameters and severity of airway obturation. |
