2012-04-01
Validity of Type D personality in Iceland: association with disease severity and risk markers in cardiac patients
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Journal of Behavioral Medicine , Volume 35 - Issue 2 p. 155- 166
Type D personality has been associated with poor prognosis in cardiac patients. This study investigated the validity of the Type D construct in Iceland and its association with disease severity and health-related risk markers in cardiac patients. A sample of 1,452 cardiac patients completed the Type D scale (DS14), and a subgroup of 161 patients completed measurements for the five-factor model of personality, emotional control, anxiety, depression, stress and lifestyle factors. The Icelandic DS14 had good psychometric properties and its construct validity was confirmed. Prevalence of Type D was 26-29%, and assessment of Type D personality was not confounded by severity of underlying coronary artery disease. Regarding risk markers, Type D patients reported more psychopharmacological medication use and smoking, but frequency of previous mental problems was similar across groups. Type D is a valid personality construct in Iceland, and is associated with health-related risk markers, but not cardiac disease severity.
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| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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Svansdottir, E., Karlsson, H., Gudnason, T., Olason, D., Thorgilsson, H., Sigtryggsdottir, U., … Denollet, J. (2012). Validity of Type D personality in Iceland: association with disease severity and risk markers in cardiac patients. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 35(2), 155–166. doi:10.1007/s10865-011-9337-5 |
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