Abstract

NOVOA-GOMEZ, Mónica María; VARGAS, Rochy; TRIANA, Lina  and  HELD, Yessica. Psychological Well-Being of People with Cushing Syndrome. Divers.: Perspect. Psicol. [online]. 2013, vol.9, n.1, pp.159-177. ISSN 1794-9998.

The objective of this exploratory study is to analyze the relationship between the psychological well-being and medical conditions and treatment of people diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome. The instruments used were the Psychological Well-Being Index (PWBI) (Dupuy, 1984) and Cushing's Syndrome Severity Index (CSI). The sample selection was done for convenience, considering that there is a very low incidence syndrome, 5 patients were contacted. Descriptive statistics were used to obtain information provided on the sample.

Keywords : Cushing's syndrome; psychological well-being; health psychology.

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