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Bulletin of the Multinational Center for Quality of Life Research

Bulletin of the Multinational Center of Quality of Life Research





F. M. Biktimirova, M. V. Fedorenko

Gender and psychological aspects of personal characteristics of the disabled with limb structure and functional abnormality

Disability leads to essential distress and disturbance of mental functioning in patients with limb structure and functional abnormalities. We aimed to assess the quality of life (QoL) and emotional status in patients with limb structure and functional abnormalities and to analyze how these parameters are related to the personal characteristics in these patients. 318 patients with limb structure and functional abnormalities were enrolled in the study (83.3% males).

There were no differences in depression level, personal and situational anxiety between men and women. There have been revealed gender-specific correlations between QoL, personal characteristics and emotional status in patients with limb structure and functional abnormalities. It was demonstrated that accentuation is characterized by week conation and low self-appraisal for men; for women it is characterized by shyness, timidity, diffidence in combination with high moral and ethical standards.

There were more correlations between QoL scales by SF-36 and situational, personal anxiety and depression in men as compared to women. Increase of situational anxiety has a direct impact on gender functioning due to physical condition in women. It was shown that the more pronounced demonstrative qualities the worse gender functioning.

Characterological propertieses are equally irrelevant for QoL as for men as for women. During rehabilitation programs development for patients with limb structure and functional abnormalities it is important to consider the psychological aspects in this patient's cohort.




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