Psychological status and recurrent aphthous ulceration

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

• Title (croatian): Psihološki status i rekurentne aftozne ulceracije
• Author: Pavle Picek
• Author: Danijel Buljan
• Author: Ana Andabak Rogulj
• Author: Jasmina Stipetić-Ovčarićek
• Author: Amir Čatić
• Author: Stjepko Pleština
• Author: Vanja Vučićević Boras
• Author: Danica Vidović-Juras
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences

Abstract (english)

Recurrent aphthous ulceration (RAU) are a disease of an unknown etiology and mediated through T-cell lymphocytes. Evidence suggests that RAU is connected with chronic bowel disease, haematinic deficiencies, AIDS, food hypersensitivity and severe stress. The aim of this study was to determine whether differences in anxiety and depression could be seen in patients with RAU during acute phase and remision period and in comparison to the healthy controls. There were 30 patients with RAU (age range 36.27 +/- 15.308) and 30 controls aged 29.83 +/- 9.082. Every participant with RAU fullfilled STAI and Beck Depression Inventory II test during acute phase and during remission period as well as controls. Statistical analysis was performed by use of descriptive statistics and t-test. There are no differences in the level of depression and stress between the two phases of the RAU (acute versus remission period) as well as in comparison to the controls. Patients with acute RAU are more anxious than patients with RAU during remission period. We might conclude that psychological disturbances do not preceed the development of RAU and that the patients with acute RAU are more anxious when compared to the condition when they do not have RAU due to the discomfort they experience.

Abstract (croatian)

Rekurentne aftozne ulceracije (RAU) su bolesti nepoznate etiologije posredovane T-limfocitima. Dokazi upućuju na
to da su povezane s kroničnim bolestima crijeva, hematološkim deficitima, AIDS-om, preosjetljivošću na određenu vrstu
hrane te jakim stresom. Cilj je ovog istraživanja bio ustanoviti je li postoje razlike u anksioznosti i depresiji između
bolesnika s akutnim RAU u odnosu na fazu remisije RAU i u usporedbi sa kontrolnom skupinom. U istraživanju je
sudjelovalo 30 bolesnika a RAU (raspon dobi 36,27±15,308) i 30 kontrolnih ispitanika (raspon dobi 29,83±9,082). Svaki
ispitanik je ispunio STAI i Beck Depression Inventory II test za vrijeme akutne faze i za vrijeme remisije kao i ispitanici
kontrolne skupine. Statistička analiza je napravljena uz upotrebu deskriptivne statistike i t-testa. Nije bilo razlika u
stupnju depresije i stresa u bolesnika s RAU između dvije faze bolesti (akutna faza u odnosu na remisiju) kao i u
usporedbi s kontrolnim ispitanicima. Bolesnici s akutnim RAU su bili znakovito više anksiozni u odnosu na osobe s
RAU u fazi remisije. Možemo zaključiti kako psihološki poremećaji ne prethode nastanku RAU, već da su uslijed akutne
faze RAU i nelagode koja tu fazu bolesti prati oboljeli više anksiozni u odnosu na stanje kada nemaju RAU.

• Keywords (english): Acute Disease; Adult; Anxiety / epidemiology; Anxiety / psychology; Depression / epidemiology; Depression / psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Recurrence; Stomatitis, Aphthous / epidemiology; Stomatitis, Aphthous / psychology; Young Adult
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Collegium Antropologicum
• Numbering: vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 157-159
• p-ISSN: 0350-6134
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:913652
• Publication: 2012-03
• Document URL: https://hrcak.srce.hr/78806
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-03-27 19:28:57