Key result
Type D personality is associated with increased risk of cardiac morbidity and mortality independent of established biomedical risk factors.
Why the study?
Does Type D personality increase the risk of adverse clinical and psychological outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease?
Does Type D personality increase the risk of adverse clinical and psychological outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease?
Type D personality is an important psychosocial risk factor associated with adverse clinical and psychological outcomes in cardiovascular disease patients.
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Supports psychosocial risk assessment in CVD; leaves open whether interventions targeting Type D improve outcomes.
Schiffer et al. (2006) conducted a review in cardiovascular disease. Type D personality was evaluated. Type D personality is associated with increased risk of cardiac morbidity and mortality independent of established biomedical risk factors.