[ XXXX and physical limitation: a complex relation].

@entity1 @entity1032 @entity308 @entity625 @entity3986 @entity458 @entity7577 @entity148 @entity179 @entity15 @entity2055
Psychological problems affecting physically handicapped individuals are understudied. However, some studies suggest a higher risk of developing an elevated level of @entity148 among these individuals. A previous study reported that @entity1 with @entity15 show more @entity148 than @entity1 suffering from another type of physical limitations. These results raise questions about the specificity of the link between @entity148 and some medical conditions. The aim of the present study is to increase our understanding of manifestations of @entity148 associated with @entity179 . Three groups of @entity1 with different physical limitations were compared on their level of @entity148 and on various cognitive process. Groups were composed as: 1) 20 @entity1 suffering from @entity15 , 2) 18 @entity1 diagnosed with another @entity179 (either @entity625 , @entity3986 or @entity2055 ), and 3) 20 @entity1 presenting a non-degenerative handicap. The 3 groups were not significantly different on age, sex and duration of the physical limitations. Symptoms of @entity148 were measured with 3 questionnaires:1) the Hospital @entity148 and @entity308 Scale, 2) the Penn State Worry Questionnaire, used to assess the tendency to worry, and 3) the Worry Domains Questionnaire, assessing diversity and intensivity of worry themes. In turn, cognitive processes were evaluated with 4 questionnaires: 1) the Acceptance of Disability scale, used to assess the @entity1 's level of acceptance regarding a disability, 2) the Interpretation of Disturbing Thoughts questionnaire, an idiographical measure about the interpretation of thoughts associated with a @entity1032 , 3) the Intolerance of Uncertainty scale, presenting beliefs about uncertainty and its consequences, and 4) the Cognitive Avoidance questionnaire, to evaluate the tendency of avoiding disturbing thoughts and images. @entity1 completed all questionnaires alone and the experimenter was available to answer any questions. MANOVAs were used to compare the 3 groups on the studied variables. Statistical analysis revealed no significant differences among groups for symptoms of @entity148 and @entity308 , @entity7577 . Similarly, no significant differences were obtained on cognitive processes. The @entity15 group and the other @entity179 group were combined and compared to the non-degenerative handicap group. MANOVAs conducted on symptoms and cognitive processes did not yield any significant differences. Results of the present study seem to indicate that the type of physical limitations is not an indicator of the presence of specific @entity148 or cognitive processes. On an exploratory basis, all @entity1 were compared according to their level of acceptance of disability. Results indicated that a lower level of acceptance was significantly associated with more anxious and @entity308 , excessive worries, and a greater intolerance of uncertainty. It seems that acceptance of disability plays a key role in maintaining @entity458 among @entity1 with a @entity1032 . The influence of intolerance of uncertainty on acceptance of disability needs to be further explored.
