Influence of alexithymia on the management of Latin American patients with asthma: A cross-sectional study.
Emanuel VanegasMiguel FelixGerman D RamonOrlando López JoveEdgar Emilio Matos BenavidesIván Tinoco-MoránJonathan A BernsteinIván Cherrez-OjedaPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2020)
Our results suggest that in our sample, 3 in 10 Latin American asthma patients have alexithymia, and such mental condition is more common in those individuals with lower educational levels. Individuals with alexithymia present with severe asthma more frequently than do patients with possible or no alexithymia and are also more likely to have their disease uncontrolled.