Psychometry and Pescatori projective test in coloproctological patients

Psychological assessment is not commonly performed nor easily accepted by coloproctological patients. Our aim was to evaluate the psychological component of coloproctological disorders using uncommon tools. The 21-Item Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale and the Pescatori projective test were applie...

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Published in:Annals of gastroenterology 2017, Vol.30 (4), p.433-437
Main Authors: Caetano, Ana Célia, Oliveira, Dinis, Gomes, Zaida, Mesquita, Edgar, Rolanda, Carla
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Language:English
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Summary:Psychological assessment is not commonly performed nor easily accepted by coloproctological patients. Our aim was to evaluate the psychological component of coloproctological disorders using uncommon tools. The 21-Item Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale and the Pescatori projective test were applied to coloproctological outpatients of the Gastroenterology Department of our hospital as well as to healthy volunteers. Seventy patients (median age 47 years, 22 male) divided in 4 groups (functional constipation, constipated irritable bowel syndrome, benign anorectal disease and perianal Crohn's disease) and 52 healthy volunteers (age 45 years, 18 male) completed the tests. Proctological patients showed higher scores of depression (P
ISSN:1108-7471
1792-7463
1792-7463
DOI:10.20524/aog.2017.0145