Stress e raiva em mulheres com sÃndrome metabÃlica / Stress and anger in women with metabolic syndrome

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2010

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Metabolic Syndrome represents a group of risk factors which are metabolic in origin which can promote the development of cardiovascular diseases. According to criteria furnished by the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) - Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) in 2001, the following characteristics are evident: Obesity (particularly abdominal obesity), i.e. the circumference of the waist: Men ≥ 102 cm (40 in) and Women ≥ 88 cm (35 in), elevated blood pressure (≥ 130/85), triglycerides ≥ 150, HDL cholesterol (men <40 mg/dL and Women <50 mg/dL) and fasting glucose >110 mg/dL (including Diabetes Mellitus). The Metabolic Syndrome diagnosis is characterized by the presence of 3 out of 5 of these elements. This study evaluated the level of stress and the expression of anger (inward or outward) in women with metabolic syndrome. The study consisted of twenty patients with metabolic syndrome, in the 50 to 65 age bracket, coming from cardiology and endocrinology outpatient clinics at a university hospital in a city in upstate SÃo Paulo. The patients were referred following diagnosis by their doctors. After referral, they underwent a psychological evaluation which was conducted by way of interview. In addition, the following tools were employed: Lippâs Stress Symptoms Inventory (ISSL); and the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI). The interviews were conducted with each patient individually and lasted between 30 and 50 minutes, depending on the patient. Results showed that 75% of women presented stress in the exhaustion phase and 85% of these had a prevalence of psychological symptoms. As far as anger is concerned, a significant association was established between stress and trait anger and stress and anger reaction. Moreover, it was found that approximately 11 women presented a tendency to repress their anger inwards, i.e. they had difficulty in adequately expressing their anger. The results suggest the need for further studies that involve psychological treatment for stress, as the vast majority of the participants presented a high level of stress.

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anger stress sÃndrome metabÃlica stress raiva psicologia metabolic syndrome

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