The Correlation Study Of Temperament Characteristic Of Children And Repeatedly Respiratory Infection (RRI)

Objective: Biopsychosocial medical model has been identified generally. Psychological factors have important effects on occurring and developing of the diseases. Contemporary psychology believes generally that temperament is stable, durable mental characteristic determined by biology. Every child has his special temperament. We can learn the children's personal characteristic of mentality by the temperament test. Recently, people have studied the temperament widely. The study is mainly focus on the analysis of the relation between the character of temperament and behavior or the factors that affect the temperament. Because being paid great attention to a little, it is combined with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases fewer. Repeatedly respiratory infection of children is common disease in clinic. The causes of RRI are complicated which are composed by many factors. Therefore we study the relationship of children's temperament characteristic and RRI from mental point of view as well as analyzing the different ratio among the different children who suffer from RRI, to find the influence that the temperament affect the factors which cause RRI. A reference basis can be provided for humanistic treatment of RRI .Methods: 112 questionnaires were chosen to be studied from some 4-5 years old preschool children's in Dalian. Temperament questionnaires were used respectively for children aged 3-7 years old. In advance, we explained the instructions and attentions to the parents who have lived with their children when filled in these forms. According to the scores of different dimensionality, easy temperament, intermediate temperament and difficult temperament are classified. Questionnaires were also used todiagnose RRI. Children who suffers from upper respiratory tract diseases and lower respiratory tract diseases every year are diagnosed RRI according to the diagnostic standard brought up in Children Respiratory Tract Disease Academic Conference .Then these children are divided into RRI group and not RRI group.Result : 1. The easy temperament, intermediate temperament and difficult temperament groups classified by temperament showed a great difference in their activity level, approach withdrawal, adaptability, intensity of reaction, mood, persistence , distraction and threshold of reaction (p<0.05). 2. The proportion of difficulty type that were made a diagnosis of RRI is higher than others and shows a great difference (x2=6.743,p=0.034). 3. The numbers of difficult are the most in children of RRI. 4. Logistic Regression analysis showed that the intensity of reaction had effect on RRI .Conclusion : 1. Children of difficult type suffered from RRI are more than other types. 2. The intensity of reaction is a dangerous factor which makes children to be exposed to elements that cause RRI. 3. It is useful for children's characteristic of mentality to analyse the temperament of the children suffered from RRI, hereby to provide a reference basis for diagnosis, interference and treatment .