Study of the relationship between aggression and chronic diseases (diabetes and hypertension). Issue 3 (23rd December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tilov, Boris; Semerdzhieva, Maria; Bakova, Desislava; Tornyova, Biyanka; Stoyanov, Drozdstoi
• Is Part Of: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice. Volume 22:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 421
• Page End: 424
• Publication Date: 2015-12-23
• Subjects: aggression -- arterial hypertension -- Buss–Perry questionnaire -- chronic diseases -- diabetes mellitus -- psychosomatics; Clinical medicine -- Periodicals; 616.005
• DOI: 10.1111/jep.12502
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1356-1294

Abstract

Abstract: Introduction: This study focused on the widely examined psychosomatic diseases – diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension as chronic conditions. The Buss–Perry validated questionnaire was used in it to measure aggression in Bulgarian conditions. Aim: To study aggression as a predictor and a connection of the chronic diseases diabetes and hypertension. Material and methods: The number of the studied people was 142: 54 (38%) men and 88 (62%) women. Thirty‐six of them had musculoskeletal disorders (77.8% women and 22.2% men), 54 had diabetes mellitus (29% women and 25% men) and 52 had hypertension (31% women and 21% men). Results: During the statistical analysis of the data, the results from the Buss–Perry questionnaire were compared in the group of patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus with chronic diseases, related to musculoskeletal disorders. Conclusion: The study revealed that there was a statistically significant difference in 95% of the cases between anger, hostility in patients with diabetes, hypertension and musculoskeletal disorders. The highest levels of physical aggression were observed in patients with arterial hypertension, M = 17.32 ± 0.86. The highest average levels of verbal aggression were observed in patients with diabetes, M = 15.24 ± 0.64. The highest levels of anger were observed with patients with hypertension, M = 17.96 ± 0.90, and hostility – in patients with hypertension, M = 19.15 ± 0.86. The comparison between the four Aggression Questionnaire scales showed statistically significant differences between the patients with musculoskeletal disorders and the ones with hypertension and diabetes.