Molloy, G. J.; Randall, G.; Wikman, A.; Perkins-Porras, L.; Messerli-Bürgy, Nadine; Steptoe, A. (2012). Type D Personality, Self-Efficacy, and Medication Adherence Following an Acute Coronary Syndrome. Psychosomatic medicine, 74(1), pp. 100-106. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31823a5b2f
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Objective: To assess the relationship among Type D personality, self-efficacy, and medication adherence in patients with coronary
heart disease.
Methods: The study design was prospective and observational. Type D personality, self-efficacy for illness management
behaviors, and medication adherence were measured 3 weeks after hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome in 165 patients (mean
[standard deviation] age = 61.62 [10.61] years, 16% women). Self-reported medication adherence was measured 6 months later in 118
of these patients. Multiple linear regression and mediation analyses were used to address the study research questions.
Results: Using
the original categorical classification, 30% of patients with acute coronary syndrome were classified as having Type D personality.
Categorically defined patients with Type D personality had significantly poorer medication adherence at 6 months (r = j0.29, p G .01).
Negative affectivity (NA; r = j0.25, p = .01) and social inhibition (r = j0.19, p = .04), the components of Type D personality, were
associated with medication adherence 6 months after discharge in bivariate analyses. There was no evidence for the interaction of NA
and social inhibition, that is, Type D personality, in the prediction of medication adherence 6 months after discharge in multivariate
analysis. The observed association between NA and medication adherence 6 months after discharge could be partly explained by
indirect effects through self-efficacy in mediation analysis (coefficient = j0.012; 95% bias-corrected and accelerated confidence
interval = j0.036 to j0.001).
Conclusions: The present data suggest the primacy of NA over the Type D personality construct in
predicting medication adherence. Lower levels of self-efficacy may be a mediator between higher levels of NA and poor adherence to
medication in patients with coronary heart disease.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Messerli, Nadine |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0033-3174 |
Publisher: |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Adriana Biaggi |
Date Deposited: |
24 Apr 2014 17:37 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:31 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1097/PSY.0b013e31823a5b2f |
PubMed ID: |
22155940 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Type D, adherence, compliance, self-management, negative affectivity, social inhibition. |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.46077 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/46077 |
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