Is type-D a stable construct? An examination of type-D personality in patients before and after cardiac surgery

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Stephanie DannemannVolker Köllner

Abstract

Type-D personality-negative affectivity and social inhibition-are related to poor prognosis in cardiovascular diseases. At present, little is known about type-D personality and its stability before and after cardiac surgery. One hundred twenty-six patients recommended for coronary bypass and/or valve surgery were examined at pre-surgery and 6 months post-surgery to investigate the stability of type-D (14-item Type-D Scale) and its relationship to anxiety, depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) and quality of life (Short Form 12). Preoperatively, 26% were assessed to have type-D, while only 11% fulfilled type-D criteria both pre- and post-surgery. Patients were assessed and identified as belonging to one of the four type-D groups: Stable type-D (11%), non-type-D (61%), type-D pre (15%), and type-D post (13%). In comparison to the stable non-type D group, the stable type-D reported more symptoms of anxiety, depression, lower physical quality of life post-surgery, and lower mental quality of life both pre- and post-surgery. When compared to the population at large, stable type-D had more symptoms of depression pre-surgery, and more anxiety as well as lower physical and mental quality of life pre- and post-surgery. Type...Continue Reading

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