Montes-Iturrizaga Iván, Arias-Gallegos Walter L, Rivera Renzo, Clark Mitchell
Universidad Continental, Huancayo, Peru.
Universidad Católica San Pablo, Arequipa, Peru.
Health Psychol Rep. 2025 Jan 23;13(1):27-38. doi: 10.5114/hpr/196640. eCollection 2025.
Sudeck's syndrome is a chronic and painful disease that affects a significant number of people. Despite this, it is a disease little researched in general and even less in the field of the psychology of religion. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between religiosity and emotions in patients with Sudeck's syndrome.
The sample consisted of 80 people with Sudeck's syndrome, 92.5% of whom were women. The average age of the participants was 41.8 years, with a range of 23 to 60 years. Participants came from fourteen different countries in the Americas and Europe, including Spain (36.3%), Argentina (20%) and Peru (15%). A clinical and sociodemographic data sheet was used, as well as questions aimed at assessing the emotional state of the participants.
The results indicate that patients experienced a significant increase in anxiety and sadness after the diagnosis of the disease, while optimism and energy decreased significantly. On the other hand, no differences were found in positive or negative emotions in believing or non-believing patients.
The data suggest that the diagnosis of Sudeck's syndrome has a negative impact on the emotional health of individuals and that this is independent of whether the patient is a believer or non-believer. However, further research is needed to confirm these findings and to explore the underlying mechanisms of this relationship.
苏戴克氏综合征是一种慢性疼痛疾病，影响着相当多的人。尽管如此，总体而言这是一种研究较少的疾病，在宗教心理学领域的研究更是少之又少。本研究的目的是分析苏戴克氏综合征患者的宗教信仰与情绪之间的关系。
样本包括80名患有苏戴克氏综合征的人，其中92.5%为女性。参与者的平均年龄为41.8岁，年龄范围在23岁至60岁之间。参与者来自美洲和欧洲的14个不同国家，包括西班牙（36.3%）、阿根廷（20%）和秘鲁（15%）。使用了一份临床和社会人口统计学数据表，以及旨在评估参与者情绪状态的问题。
结果表明，患者在被诊断出该疾病后焦虑和悲伤情绪显著增加，而乐观情绪和活力则显著下降。另一方面，在有宗教信仰和无宗教信仰的患者中，积极或消极情绪没有差异。
数据表明，苏戴克氏综合征的诊断对个体的情绪健康有负面影响，且这与患者是否有宗教信仰无关。然而，需要进一步的研究来证实这些发现，并探索这种关系的潜在机制。
