척추골절 산업재해 남성 환자들의 MMPI-2 반응특성 분석

This study looked at the characteristics of their MMPI-II profiles for understandings of their psychologcial distress. In this study, we conducted MMPI-II and demography surveys on 110 male industrial disaster patients and verified the differences through t-test and ANOVA. The results are as follows. First, the general demographic characteristic of the patients were from age of 41 to 60, mostly married, with spinal fractures. Most of them could not continue working and were dissatisfied with the compensation they received. Second, from average MMPI-II results showed high scores on depression and their T scores were about 60. Third, according to group analysis on MMPI-II profiles, we could devide the results into type 1 group and type 2 group. Clinical scale scores were higher in type 1 group and showed high scores of depression, hypochondriasis, and hysteria. Forth, regarding MMPI-II profiles in fracture area, treatment period, pain complaint, and surgery, it showed higher level of scores in the spinal cord injury patients, the depression scores were significantly higher for patients with long treatment period, hypochondriasis scores were meaningfully higher for those with organic impairment, and patients who underwent surgery showed longer recuperating periods. Among patients, about 27% showed low motivation for rehabilitation, increase dependancy on the government or more needs of compensation with psychological distress. To enhance social readjustment, psychological rehabilitation should be conducted before they develop chronic depression and anxiety. In addition, rehabilitation program outcomes would presented the predictive validity of MMPI-2 for industrially injured workers with spinal fractures.