KMID : 0806120080380010019
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´ëÇÑ°£È£ÇÐȸÁö 2008 Volume.38 No. 1 p.19 ~ p.28
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The Analysis of Type D Personality Research as a Psychosocial Risk Factor in Cardiovascular Disease for Elders with a Chronic Disease
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Song Eun-Kyeung
Son Youn-Jung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to examine the relationship between type D personality and cardiovascular disease, and to suggest future research directions.
Methods: 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.
Results: 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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KEYWORD
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Personality, Risk factors, Cardiovascular disease
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