Use of Pathopsychological Diagnostics in a Complex Treatment of Patients in the Institute of Cardiology

Purpose - to study personality traits and psychosocial life factors of cardiac inpatientsand evaluate their impact on the course of the basic disease by conducting a pathopsychological examination of a group of patients.Material and methods. A group of 234 patients (161 women, 73 men) was examined. Thesociological and pathopsychological examination was carried out with the help ofquestionnaires which included questions regarding the history of life and disease,lifestyle, social, family status, etc. Standardized scales were used: Toronto AlexithymiaScale TAS-20 (short version), short multi-factor questionnaire for personality study Minicartoon, scale of quality of life assessment (Chaban OS, Haustova OO), WHO WHOquestionnaire -5 "Health Index". The conclusions were drawn according to standardinterpretations of the tests.Results. It was found that in the group of women, alexithymic disorders had 50.2% of thesurveyed (27.9% - high level of alexithymia, 22.3% - increased); among men - 45.0%(26.0% and 19.0% respectively). Among men, 42.4% have certain psychological characteristics; 47,9% - one or more scales at the level of accentuation; 4.3% is a state ofmental disadaptation. In the group of women: 3.7% is health; 38,7% - mental characteristics; 32.2% - accentuation of character; 25.4% - mental disadaptation. The levelof the life quality a group of men evaluated: 2.7% assessed their standard of living asvery high, 26.02% - high; 58.9% - average; 10.9% - low; 1.36% is extremely low. Women:2.48% - very high; 26.08% - high; 54.6% - average; 15% - low; 1.24% is extremely low.Health Level: Men: excellent - 1.36%; good - 24.6%; satisfactory - 26.02%; low - 31.5%;life-threatening - 16.4%. Women: excellent - 1.24%; good - 14.9%; satisfactory - 14,9%;low - 41.6%; life-threatening - 27.3%.Conclusions. The use of pathopsychological research when working with cardiacpatients gives the opportunity to get a more complete and objective view, and to developan individual plan of work that will meet the peculiarities and needs of the individual.