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Caspian J Neurol Sci 2020, 6(2): 124-131 |
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Soleimani R, Jalali M M, Bour A. Personality Profiles in Patients With Allergic Rhinitis. Caspian J Neurol Sci 2020; 6 (2) :124-131
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1- Kavosh Cognitive Behavioral Sciences and Addiction Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
2- Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
3- School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
2- Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
3- School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
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Background: Psychological factors can be associated with allergic disorders. However, no particular personality pattern associated with these disorders has yet been identified. Objectives: This study aimed at comparing the personality profiles of patients with perennial allergic rhinitis and normal controls. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on 50 adult people with persistent allergic rhinitis for at least one year and 50 age- and sex-matched normal controls that completed the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2). A multivariate covariance analysis (MANCOVA) was carried out to discover possible personality differences between the two groups. The data were analyzed by SPSS v. 19 software.
Results: The results of the MMPI showed no significant difference between the two groups in the validity scales (P=0.29). The most common modal validity presentation style in both groups was neutral self-presentation. The MANCOVA analysis showed significantly high scores on the hypochondriasis (F=18.13, P<0.005, partial η2 =0.16) and hysteria scales in allergic rhinitis subjects (F=8.68, P=0.04, partial η2 =0.08) compared with normal controls. The most common profiles with high scores in the allergic rhinitis subjects were schizophrenia (52%, P<0.01) and hypochondriasis (50%, P<0.01). These scales emphasized the feelings of isolation and discomfort in allergic people. The frequency of psychasthenia scale, which measures long lasting anxiety, was significantly different between the two groups (40% in allergic rhinitis subjects vs. 10% in normal controls, odds ratio=6 [95%CI 1.9-22.3], P<0.001).
Conclusion: The score of psychological health is lower among allergic people than in normal contro
Results: The results of the MMPI showed no significant difference between the two groups in the validity scales (P=0.29). The most common modal validity presentation style in both groups was neutral self-presentation. The MANCOVA analysis showed significantly high scores on the hypochondriasis (F=18.13, P<0.005, partial η2 =0.16) and hysteria scales in allergic rhinitis subjects (F=8.68, P=0.04, partial η2 =0.08) compared with normal controls. The most common profiles with high scores in the allergic rhinitis subjects were schizophrenia (52%, P<0.01) and hypochondriasis (50%, P<0.01). These scales emphasized the feelings of isolation and discomfort in allergic people. The frequency of psychasthenia scale, which measures long lasting anxiety, was significantly different between the two groups (40% in allergic rhinitis subjects vs. 10% in normal controls, odds ratio=6 [95%CI 1.9-22.3], P<0.001).
Conclusion: The score of psychological health is lower among allergic people than in normal contro
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Received: 2020/08/25 | Accepted: 2020/06/12 | Published: 2020/06/12
Received: 2020/08/25 | Accepted: 2020/06/12 | Published: 2020/06/12
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Owned by Guilan University of Medical Sciences.
Co-published by Negah Institute for Scientific Communication.
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Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences
Guilan University of Medical Sciences
University Tel : +9813 3333 0939
E-mail: cjnsgums@gmail.com, cjns@gums.ac.ir
