Joukamaa M, Saarijärvi S, Muuriaisniemi M L, Salokangas R K
Department of Psychiatry, Turku University Central Hospital, Finland.
Compr Psychiatry. 1996 Mar-Apr;37(2):144-7. doi: 10.1016/s0010-440x(96)90576-3.
The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of alexithymia in an elderly Finnish population sample. Associations between alexithymia and sociodemographic factors were investigated, together with the relationship between alexithymia and perceived somatic health and self-reported psychic health. The study forms a part of the Turun Vanhustutkimus (TUR-VA) project, which is a longitudinal, prospective follow-up study dealing with psychosocial adaptation to retirement and to old age. The study group consisted of a population sample of 72-year-old people (N = 190). Alexithymia was measured with the 26-item version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-26). The prevalence of alexithymia was 34%. Alexithymia was associated with poor perceived somatic health. Alexithymia was associated with having a psychiatric disturbance (measured by the 36-item General Health Questionnaire [GHQ-36]), but this relationship disappeared when the influence of perceived somatic health was controlled for. Alexithymia was not associated with gender, marital status, social status, or residential area.
该研究的目的是确定芬兰老年人群样本中述情障碍的患病率。研究了述情障碍与社会人口学因素之间的关联，以及述情障碍与自我感知的躯体健康和自我报告的心理健康之间的关系。该研究是图尔库老年研究（TUR-VA）项目的一部分，这是一项纵向、前瞻性随访研究，涉及对退休和老年的心理社会适应。研究组由72岁人群的一个样本（N = 190）组成。使用多伦多述情障碍量表（TAS-26）的26项版本来测量述情障碍。述情障碍的患病率为34%。述情障碍与自我感知的躯体健康不佳有关。述情障碍与存在精神障碍（通过36项一般健康问卷[GHQ-36]测量）有关，但在控制了自我感知的躯体健康的影响后，这种关系消失了。述情障碍与性别、婚姻状况、社会地位或居住地区无关。
