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Using various methods of observation, the psychological status of 211
patients of both sexes was assessed after the surgery or treatment jus
tifying their hospitalization. Intercorrelations of scores on 40 varia
bles obtained to describe the slate of the patients were submitted to
a principal components analysis. The latter yielded a factor of maladj
ustment to hospitalization associated with various psychosociological
antecedents of the patients and a short-term unfavorable development o
f their physical health. This dimension seems to correspond not just w
ith personal characteristics but to involve the interaction of medical
staff members and patients in a manner detrimental to patients' recov
ery.