Why the study?
Is the Type-D Scale-16 (DS16) a reliable and valid tool for assessing distressed personality in patients with coronary heart disease?
Population
Two independent samples of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), Sample 1 (N=400) and Sample 2 (N=100).
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
3 months (for test-retest reliability)
Authors
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DS16 reliability supports its research use in CHD; clinical adoption requires prospective validation.
Is the Type-D Scale-16 (DS16) a reliable and valid tool for assessing distressed personality in patients with coronary heart disease?
The DS16 is a reliable and valid self-report tool for assessing Type-D personality (negative affectivity and social inhibition) in patients with coronary heart disease.
Johan Denollet (1998) studied this question.
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