ECE2017 Eposter Presentations: Interdisciplinary Endocrinology Female Reproduction (3 abstracts)
Cynicism and common endocrine diseases in pregnancy
Ioannis Ilias 1 , Anastasia Linardi 1 , Charalambos Milionis 1 , Evangelia Venaki 1 , Athanasios Tselebis 2 , Stamatina Nikopoulou 1 & Eftychia Koukkou 1
1Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, El. Venizelou Hospital, Athens, Greece; 2Department of Psychiatry, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Introduction: Cynicism (or cynical distrust) is described as a state of mind and belief that most people are selfish. Cynicism is an attitude characterized by general distrust of the motives of others, and some experts describe it as a form of chronic anger. Negative emotions, especially cynicism, may be harmful to physical health.
Aim: The assessment of cynicism in pregnant women with common endocrine diseases.
Subjects – Methods: We examined 54 Greek pregnant women (mean age + S.D.: 35+5 years), 18 with hypothyroidism diagnosed during pregnancy (HT), 18 with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) treated with medical nutrition therapy and 18 with HT+GDM. They all responded to the validated Greek version of the Cook-Medley questionnaire (by T Anagnostopoulou & G Kioseoglou) (minimum possible score: 8, maximum: 40). The validity of the responses was assessed by calculating Cronbach’s alpha and the differences between the three groups of women, taking into account their age, were assessed with analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).
Results: The validity of the questionnaire was satisfactory (Cronbach alpha =0.77). Women with HT had mean cynicism score+SE: 19.4+1.3, with GDM: 21.6+1.3 and HT+GDM; 24.7+1.3 (P=0.02 for HT vs HT+GDM). The cynicism score had no correlation with age (P=0.34).
Discussion: In our study we found that coexistence of HT+GDM acted cumulatively in cynicism score. It has been found that cynicism raises the risk of developing DM type 2, and so does GDM. Given such negative consequences, we discern the need of women with GDM to reassess their life attitudes and possibly to seek help to improve their life and their prognosis.
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