Validity of Type D personality in Iceland: association with disease severity and risk markers in cardiac patients
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- 作者：Erla Svansdottir (1) e.svansdottir@uvt.nl
Hrobjartur D. Karlsson (245) hrobjdk@landspitali.is
Thorarinn Gudnason (45) thorgudn@landspitali.is
Daniel T. Olason (6) dto@hi.is
Hordur Thorgilsson (3) hordurth@landspitali.is
Unnur Sigtryggsdottir (4) unnursig@landspitali.is
Eric J. Sijbrands (7) e.sijbrands@erasmusmc.nl
Susanne S. Pedersen (1) s.s.pedersen@uvt.nl
Johan Denollet (1) denollet@uvt.nl - 关键词：Personality – ; Coronary heart disease – ; DS14 – ; Validity – ; Disease severity – ; Health ; related risk markers
- 刊名：Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- 出版时间：April 2012
- 出版年：2012
- 期刊代码：15_01607715
- 类别：bus
- 卷：35
- 期：2
- 页码：155-166
- 数据来源：sp
摘要
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.