TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Fear of stinging insects in relation to state anxiety and trait anxiety in a group of patients with hymenoptera venom allergy undergoing immunotherapy
JO  - Postȩpy dermatologii i alergologii
A1  - Woźniewicz, Agnieszka
A1  - Szynkiewicz, Ewa
A1  - Pałgan, Krzysztof
A1  - Graczyk, Małgorzata
A1  - Dowbór-Dzwonka, Aneta
A1  - Bartuzi, Zbigniew
SP  - 472
EP  - 477
VL  - 36
IS  - 4
N2  - INTRODUCTION: The level of fear of hymenoptera associated with stinging or envenomation may depend on situational factors and on trait anxiety characteristic of each patient. <br><br>AIM: To assess the relationship between fear of stinging insects on the one hand and state anxiety and trait anxiety on the other in a group of patients with hymenoptera venom allergy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was conducted by the Department of Allergy, Clinical Immunology and Internal Diseases, Dr J. Biziel University Hospital No. 2 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. A total of 114 patients (71 women (63%) and 43 men (37%)) with hymenoptera venom allergy undergoing immunotherapy participated in the study. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and a dedicated scale developed by the authors for this study were used. <br><br>RESULTS: State anxiety was found to significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) correlate with anxiety in the present moment (<i>R</i> = 0.247), in a situation of real danger (appearance of an insect) (<i>R</i> = 0.223) and during the spring and summer seasons (<i>R</i> = 0.278). Trait anxiety was found to significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) correlate with anxiety before immunotherapy (R = 0.261), in the present moment (<i>R</i> = 0.257), in a situation of real danger (appearance of an insect) (<i>R</i> = 0.254), and after an insect sting (<i>R</i> = 0.236). These were also weak correlations. The correlation between trait anxiety and anxiety during the spring and summer seasons was moderate (<i>R</i> = 0.331). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The levels of trait and state anxiety are associated with the magnitude of the fear of the danger. Respondents showed a higher level of anxiety in a situation of danger and after an insect sting.<br><br>Copyright: © 2019 Termedia Sp. z o. o.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1642-395X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ada.2018.78808
ID  - ref1
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