THE DYNAMICS OF INDIVIDUAL PARAMETERS OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STATUS OF PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND OSTEOARTHRITIS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GENERAL MAGNETIC THERAPY
The aim of the study was to study the influence of the method of general magnetiс therapy (on the complex "Multimag") selected indicators of psychological status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. To determine the level of anxiety was used the scale of self-assessment Spielberger. To assess the presence of depressive symptoms of patients used the questionnaire of depression Beka. As a result of influence of the magnetic field less dynamic picture in patients with rheumatoid arthritis was accompanied by a more pronounced transformation of the ratio of degrees of depression. The general trend to reduce the severity of depression in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in the latter group the obvious transition of all patients with initial severe depression to less severe psychopathological condition. Significant positive dynamics was observed for trait anxiety in the group of patients with osteoarthritis (p<0.01) and reactive anxiety in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (p<0.001) who received sessions of general magnetic therapy. The method of general magnetic therapy should be one of the most important places in restorative therapy of patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, while affecting various components of psychological health.