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Meta-Analysis
. 2008 Feb;38(1):19-28.
doi: 10.4040/jkan.2008.38.1.19.

[The analysis of type D personality research as a psychosocial risk factor in cardiovascular disease for elders with a chronic disease]

[Article in Korean]
Eun Kyeung Song  1 , Youn Jung Son
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Meta-Analysis

[The analysis of type D personality research as a psychosocial risk factor in cardiovascular disease for elders with a chronic disease]

[Article in Korean]
Eun Kyeung Song et al. Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi. 2008 Feb.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to examine the relationship between type D personality and cardiovascular disease, and to suggest future research directions.

Method: A literature search was conducted from the following nine databases: 1) MEDLINE, 2) CINAHL, 3) Pubmed Unrestricted, 4) PsycINFO, 5) KISS, 6) RICHIS, 7) RISS4U, and 8) Nanet. The combinations of the words, "type D personality", "personality", "heart", "cardiovascular", and "coronary" were used for keyword searches to find relevant articles. Twenty eight studies were identified.

Result: Type D personality has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with established cardiovascular disease. Type D patients are also at increased risk for impaired quality of life, and seem to benefit less from medical and invasive treatment.

Conclusion: There is substantial evidence for a relationship between type D personality and clinical outcomes related to cardiovascular disease. Randomized clinical trials are needed to further evaluate the value of controlling type D personality to improve survival and reduce morbidity in patients with cardiovascular disease. Accumulating evidence from this analysis indicates the urgent need to adopt a personality approach in order to optimize the identification of patients at risk for stress related cardiac events.

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