INTRODUCTION Haemorrhoids are one of the most common reasons that patients seek consultation from a colon and rectal surgeon. Health-related quality of life (HrQoL) is a significant factor in describing the burden of illness and the impact of treatment in patients with gastrointestinal disease. Type D (distressed) personality is defined as the co-occurrence of negative affect and social inhibit...

BACKGROUND The relationship between depression and heart disease is very complex. In the group of patients with depression the coronary artery disease risk factors related to lifestyle (lack of physical activity, smoking, hypertension, and diabetes) are frequently observed. For many years, researchers have been interested in the relationship between personality and the tendency to collapse on s...

BACKGROUND Type D or distressed personality, which is a combination of negative affectivity and social inhibition, and poor quality of life (QoL) are considered predictors of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, little is known about the role of type D personality as a determinant of QoL in patients with cardiovascular disease. AIM To determine the relationship between type D pers...

BACKGROUND Personality factors and psychiatric history may help explain individual differences in risk of psychological morbidity and poor health outcomes in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). PURPOSE We examined associations between previous anxiety and depressive disorder, type D personality, anxiety or depressive symptoms, and health status in ICD patients prior...

BACKGROUND The Type D (distressed) personality refers to a general propensity to psychological distress defined by the combination of negative affectivity and social inhibition. Type D personality predicts poor mental and physical health in cardiac patients, but it has been argued that its assessment is affected by the state of illness. Therefore, validation of the Type D construct in healthy a...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the association between type D personality and self-care behaviors in heart failure (HF) patients. We examined the effect of type D personality on self-care behaviors and self-efficacy among Chinese HF patients. METHODS A cross-sectional study with a convenience sample was conducted. All participants completed the questionnaires of the self-care of HF index (V...

BACKGROUND Personality traits, especially types A/B and D, have been linked to negative outcomes in various somatic illnesses. In this study, we aimed to assess the prevalence of personality types and their association with certain aspects of treatment compliance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). SUBJECTS AND METHODS Participants in this study were 91 in- and outpatients suffe...