Type D personality was significantly associated with worse health-related quality of life in coronary artery disease patients with heart failure, mediated by mental distress and social support.
Observational (n=855)
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Does Type D personality reduce health-related quality of life in coronary artery disease patients with heart failure?
Type D personality is an independent determinant of decreased health-related quality of life in CAD patients with heart failure, an effect mediated by anxiety, depression, and perceived social support.
Effect estimate: B 11.285 (95% CI 8.638-13.933)
Absolute Event Rate: 42.45% vs 28.84%
p-value: p=<0.001
BACKGROUND: The relationship between Type D personality and health related quality of life (HRQoL) in coronary artery disease patients is becoming more established, however, the factors that may explain this association remain unclear. The objective of the study was to examine the mediating effects of mental distress and social support on the relationship between the Type D personality and HRQoL in CAD patients with heart failure. METHODS: A total of 855 CAD patients with heart failure were assessed on Type D personality, mental distress, perceived social support and HRQoL with the following self-administered questionnaires: the Type D personality scale - 14, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire. RESULTS: The prevalence of Type D personality within the study population was 33.5%. Type D personality, anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms and social support were all found to be determinants of decreased HRQoL (p's < 0.001), once age, gender, NYHA functional class and acute myocardial infarction were adjusted for. Anxiety, depressive symptoms and social support were found to mediate the relationship between Type D personality and HRQoL. Type D personality exerted a stable effect on HRQoL over 24 months follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS: Type D personality has an independent significant effect on the HRQoL in CAD patients with heart failure, and this relation is mediated by anxiety and depressive symptoms, social support.
Staniūtė et al. (Wed,) conducted a observational in Coronary artery disease with heart failure (n=855). Type D personality vs. Non-Type D personality was evaluated on Health-related quality of life (MLHFQ score) (B 11.285, 95% CI 8.638-13.933, p=<0.001). Type D personality was significantly associated with worse health-related quality of life in coronary artery disease patients with heart failure, mediated by mental distress and social support.
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