Influence of alexithymia on the management of Latin American patients with asthma: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In asthmatic patients, studies suggest that alexithymia leads to negative consequences and emotions that can affect physical, psychological, and social aspects of life. We designed this study to determine the frequency of alexithymia in Latin American patients with asthma, as well as to understand how this personality trait and each of its components interact with asthma severity and demographic variables, and their implications on treatment adherence and disease control under such setting.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study, involving 265 Latin American patients with asthma. Patient demographics and clinical characteristics were reported. The presence of alexithymia, asthma severity, and control, as well as treatment adherence, was analyzed. To assess t

SUBMITTER: Vanegas E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7278303 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature