Attachment Styles in a group of Patients with Terminal Renal Insufficiency

Several studies indicate that attachment in adults is feasible with modifications lifetime, especially in situations of change, as is the experience of chronic disease. This study aims to describe the attachment patterns of a group of patients with end-stage renal disease. We studied a group of 22 p...

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Autor Principal: Santelices Álvarez, María Pía; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Otros Autores: Garrido, Lusmenia; Universidad Católica del Maule, Fuentes, Mónica; Universidad Católica del Maule, Guzmán, Mónica; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Lizano, Marcela; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: spa
Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2009
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Acceso en línea: http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/revPsycho/article/view/296
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Sumario: Several studies indicate that attachment in adults is feasible with modifications lifetime, especially in situations of change, as is the experience of chronic disease. This study aims to describe the attachment patterns of a group of patients with end-stage renal disease. We studied a group of 22 patients with this disease requiring dialysis, compared with a group of 22 adults for non-clinical sample (without disease), matching the participants in relation to sex and age. The results showed differences significant patterns of attachment in both groups. Clinically healthy individuals tend to have predominantly a secure attachment pattern, while that patients on dialysis tend to have a preoccupied attachment pattern.