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Prognostic value of type D personality for 10-year mortality and subjective health status in patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention

Abstract Objective Given the debate around limitations and controversies in type D personality studies, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of ‘synergistically’ analyzed type D personality (interaction z -scores negative affectivity NA, and social inhibition SI) on 10-year mortality and on 10-...

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Published in:Journal of psychosomatic research 2015-09, Vol.79 (3), p.214-221
Main Authors: Dulfer, K, Hazemeijer, B.A.F, Van Dijk, M.R, Van Geuns, R.J.M, Daemen, J, Van Domburg, R.T, Utens, E.M.W.J
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Summary:Abstract Objective Given the debate around limitations and controversies in type D personality studies, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of ‘synergistically’ analyzed type D personality (interaction z -scores negative affectivity NA, and social inhibition SI) on 10-year mortality and on 10-year subjective health status in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients. Methods This prospective study comprised a cohort of 1190 consecutive patients who underwent PCI between October 2001 and September 2002 (73% male, mean age: 62 years, range [27–90] years). At baseline, type D personality (DS14), and depression/anxiety (HADS) were assessed. Primary endpoint was 10 year all-cause mortality; secondary endpoint was 10-year subjective health status (SF-36). Results After a median follow-up of 10.3 years (IQR 9.8–10.8), 293 deaths of any cause (24.6%) were recorded. After adjustment for significant baseline characteristics, personality categories approached and dichotomously approached type D personality were associated with 10-year mortality, p < .05. Synergistically approached type D personality was not associated with all-cause mortality or subjective health status at 10 years. In survivors, higher NA was associated with lower subjective health status. Type D was not associated with mortality after adjusting for continuous depression and anxiety in all approaches. Conclusions Synergistically analyzed type D was not associated with 10-year all-cause mortality in PCI patients whereas dichotomous type D was. However, after adjustment for depression most of the findings had disappeared. Depression played an important role in this. Type D was not associated with 10-year subjective health status.
ISSN:0022-3999
1879-1360
DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.05.014