Association between joint hypermobility and anxiety in Brazilian university students: gender-related differences.
J Psychosom Res
; 77(6): 558-61, 2014 Dec.
Article
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| ID: mdl-25219975
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Anxiety disorders may be associated with several non-psychiatric disorders. Current literature has been investigating the association between anxiety and joint hypermobility (JHM), with special interest in non-articular symptoms that may be related to autonomic dysfunction. This study investigated the association between anxiety and JHM in a sample of Brazilian university students.METHODS:
Data were cross-sectionally collected in two Brazilian universities (N=2600). Participants completed three validated self-rating anxiety scales Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) and the brief-version of SPIN (Mini-SPIN). They also answered the self-rating screening questionnaire for JHM the Five-part Questionnaire for Identifying Hypermobility.RESULTS:
Hypermobile women showed significantly higher scores in all the anxiety scales, when compared with men BAI total score (t=3.77; p<0.001), its four subscales, SPIN score (t=2.71; p<0.007) and Mini-SPIN (t=2.58; p<0.01). Among BAI subscales, the autonomic subscale was shown to be more significantly (t=3.89; p<0.001) associated with joint hypermobility in women.CONCLUSIONS:
The results of the present study support earlier evidence on the relationship between anxiety and JHM in women, showing specific gender-related features in this field. It also directs attention to non-articular symptoms that may be enrolled in this association.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ansiedad
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Trastornos de Ansiedad
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Estudiantes
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Inestabilidad de la Articulación
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Psychosom Res
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España