ABSTRACT

Aim: To determine the effect of psychovegetative symptoms on QOL in neurological and therapeutic patients and the profile of the SF-36 test.

Methods: The severity on a ten-point scale of 49 symptoms of the developed questionnaire, which was based on the signs of hysterical syndrome, was compared with the SF-36 test scores in 120 neurological and therapeutic patients. Statistical data processing was carried out using the paired T-Student's criterion and analysis of variance using the Biostat software package. The difference was considered significant at P⩽0.05, P⩽0.01and P⩽0.001.

Results: There is a negative correlation of psychovegetative symptoms with the SF-36 test scales: physical functioning, pain, general health, vitality, social functioning and mental health. Observed a significant increase in the test profile on the general health scale (P=0.004) in patients using the formulation «I have a disease». The symptom «trembling and chills» was significantly correlated with all scales except for the PH scale.

Conclusion: Thus, in the assessment of therapeutic and rehabilitation measures in therapeutic patients using the SF-36 test, it should be borne in mind that an increase in the profile on the scales: «Role physical functioning» and «Role emotional functioning». The «shivering or chilling» symptom is the somatic equivalent of anxiety and depression, and its dynamics can serve as a clinical guideline in reflecting the systemic effects of treatment.

Keywords: Quality of life, psychovegetative symptoms, treatment, rehabilitation.