Key result
Type D personality measured over time was significantly associated with impaired health-related quality of life (adjusted β -0.043) during the first year after vascular surgery, whereas a single baseline measurement was not predictive.
Why the study?
The study evaluated the association of type D personality with health-related quality of life and assessed the stability of type D personality in vascular surgery patients during the year after surgery.
Does Type D personality predict impaired health-related quality of life in vascular surgery patients over a 12-month postoperative period?
Population
294 vascular surgery patients
Comparison
Type D personality vs non-type D personality
Design
Prospective cohort study
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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Single preoperative Type D assessment should not guide postoperative HRQoL risk stratification; leaves open value of repeated personality monitoring in vascular surgery patients.
Cohort (n=294)
No
Does Type D personality predict impaired health-related quality of life in vascular surgery patients over a 12-month postoperative period?
Mean Difference: -0.043 (95% CI -0.07–-0.017)
p-value: p=0.001
Type D personality is not a stable trait over time in vascular surgery patients, and while its negative affectivity component is associated with lower HRQoL, a single preoperative assessment does not reliably predict postoperative HRQoL improvement.
Bouwens et al. (2019) conducted a cohort in Vascular surgery (n=294). Type D personality vs. Non-Type D personality was evaluated on Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measured by the EQ-5D index over time (β -0.043, 95% CI -0.070 to -0.017, p=0.001). Type D personality measured over time was significantly associated with impaired health-related quality of life (adjusted β -0.043) during the first year after vascular surgery, whereas a single baseline measurement was not predictive.
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