Relationship of coping and patterns of dependent behavior in patients with chronic pancreatitis of biliary and alcoholic etiology in aspect of differentiation of its medical and psychological support

• Main Authors: Маріанна Владиславівна Маркова, Наталія Валеріївна Кутова
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PC Technology Center 2015-08-01
• Series: ScienceRise
• Subjects: alcoholic chronic pancreatitis; biliary chronic pancreatitis; coping; addiction; medical and psychological help
• Online Access: http://journals.uran.ua/sciencerise/article/view/48007

<p class="Standard">Choric pancreatitis is an actual medical and psychological problem in Ukraine. <strong>The aim</strong> of the work was to study the features of coping in patients with chronic pancreatitis of alcoholic and biliary etiology.</p><p class="Standard"><strong>Methods</strong><strong>.</strong> For detecting coping-mechanisms the standard method WCQ Р of Lazarus was used. The study of addictive tendencies was carried out with the help of questionnaire AUDIT and UDIT-tests oriented on patterns of dependent behavior.</p><p class="Standard"><strong>Results</strong><strong>.</strong> The study of features of coping-mechanisms and an addiction to dependent behavior in patients with chronic pancreatitis revealed intergroup and intragroup differences. Confrontation and low levels of self-control, responsibility and positive assessment were intrinsic for respondents with alcoholic etiology of pancreatitis. Women demonstrated the high addiction to the search of social support, men – to distancing. As to an addictive behavior there was revealed that the typical common tendencies were the consumption of coffee, alcohol, internet-dependence, the specific ones for women – TV, shopping-dependencies, for men – workaholism in patients with biliary and computer-addiction in patients with alcoholic chronic pancreatitis. Intergroup differences were demonstrated by an addiction to disorder of food behavior in patients with biliary and consumption of alcohol and smoking in respondents with alcoholic etiology of pancreatitis.</p><p class="Standard"><strong>Conclusions</strong><strong>.</strong> The revealed differences in coping-strategies of patients with different nosological forms of chronic pancreatitis give important information for detecting the targets of medical and psychological influence and constructing of differentiated program of medical and psychological help to patients of this type</p>