Study of the psycho-maintenance of Asthma: the cognitions as predictors of problematic emotions and behaviours related to Asthma

Authors

  • Ana Paula Soares de Matos Universidade de Coimbra
  • Ana Cláudia Cardoso Machado Associação de Desenvolvimento Integrado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-65642008000300008

Keywords:

Cognitions, Emotional states, Problematic, Panic, Asthma

Abstract

In a sample of 50 asthmatic patients, either hospitalised or outpatients, we studied the relationships between dysfunctional cognitions related to Asthma and other psychological variables (emotions and behaviours) traditionally studied in cognitive-behaviour models, using specific measurement instruments of these variables for the asthmatic disease. The obtained results suggest that dysfunctional cognitions related to Asthma are predictive of problematic behaviours/emotions that occur before, during and after asthmatic crises. They suggest that dysfunctional cognitions are predictive of higher panic/fear symptomatology and of more negative attitudes towards asthmatic disease and treatment.

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Published

2008-09-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2008)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Study of the psycho-maintenance of Asthma: the cognitions as predictors of problematic emotions and behaviours related to Asthma. (2008). Psicologia USP, 19(3), 393-413. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-65642008000300008