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International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

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01-02-2018

The Stability of Type D Personality in Dialysis Patients

Authors: Wim L. Loosman, Rianne W. de Jong, Gertrud L. G. Haverkamp, Tessa O. van den Beukel, Friedo W. Dekker, Carl E. H. Siegert, Adriaan Honig

Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 1/2018

Abstract

Purpose

Type D personality has been identified as an independent risk factor for survival in cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients. As CVD is present in about 50% of dialysis patients, it is of clinical interest to assess the prevalence of type D personality, the association with depressive and anxiety symptoms, and stability of type D personality in dialysis patients.

Methods

Data was used from two consecutive measurements of the DIVERS study, a prospective cohort study among chronic dialysis patients in the Netherlands. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and the Type D Scale-14 (DS14) were used to assess depressive and anxiety symptoms and type D personality, respectively. The association of type D personality was assessed with analysis of variance F test. Stability of type D personality, depressive, and anxiety symptoms were determined by calculating Cohen’s κ, and by determining the positive agreement.

Results

In total, 349 patients were included of which 249 patients had two measurement points. The prevalence of type D personality was 21% and type D personality was associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms (P < 0.01). Over a 6-month period, Cohen’s κ was 0.52, 0.56, and 0.61 for type D personality, depressive, and anxiety symptoms, respectively. Sixty-one, 73, and 73% had a stable type-D personality, depressive, and anxiety symptoms, respectively.

Conclusion

The presence of type D personality varies over time in dialysis patients. Therefore, type D personality is possibly more a state instead of a trait phenomenon.

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Title: The Stability of Type D Personality in Dialysis Patients
Authors: Wim L. Loosman
Rianne W. de Jong
Gertrud L. G. Haverkamp
Tessa O. van den Beukel
Friedo W. Dekker
Carl E. H. Siegert
Adriaan Honig
Publication date: 01-02-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1070-5503
Electronic ISSN: 1532-7558
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-017-9667-y

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