A.R. KLYUCHAROVA, V.D. MENDELEVICH, O.V. SKOROKHODKINA

Kazan State Medical University, Butlerova St., 49, 420012 Kazan, Russian Federation 

Klyucharova A.R. — postgraduate student of the Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, tel. (843) 261-74-11, e-mail: aliluia@yandex.ru

Mendelevich V.D. — Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Medical and General Psychology with a course in Pedagogy, tel. (843) 238-60-74, e-mail: mend@tbit.ru

Skorokhodkina O.V. — Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, tel. (843) 261-74-11, e-mail: olesya-27@rambler.ru 

The article presents the results of psychological examination of 122 patients with chronic urticaria (CU). The psychological examination included the assessment of the functional status, cognitive functions and social significance of the disease. Analysis of results showed that CU has a significant negativeinfluence on general state, activity and mood of patients. It is shown that the social and economic spheresof patients’life were significantly changed. Besides, attention, flexibility of thinking and short-term memory in patients with CU were reduced.

Key words: chronic urticaria, social significance of the disease, functional status, cognitive functions.

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