Kupper, Nina; Pedersen, Susanne S.; Höfer, Stefan; Saner, Hugo; Oldridge, Neil; Denollet, Johan (2013). Cross-cultural analysis of type D (distressed) personality in 6222 patients with ischemic heart disease: a study from the International HeartQoL Project. International journal of cardiology, 166(2), pp. 327-333. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.10.084
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)BACKGROUND
Type D (distressed) personality, the conjoint effect of negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI), predicts adverse cardiovascular outcomes, and is assessed with the 14-item Type D Scale (DS14). However, potential cross-cultural differences in Type D have not been examined yet in a direct comparison of countries.
AIM
To examine the cross-cultural validity of the Type D construct and its relation with cardiovascular risk factors, cardiac symptom severity, and depression/anxiety.
METHODS
In 22 countries, 6222 patients with ischemic heart disease (angina, 33%; myocardial infarction, 37%; or heart failure, 30%) completed the DS14 as part of the International HeartQoL Project.
RESULTS
Type D personality was assessed reliably across countries (αNA>.80; αSI>.74; except Russia, which was excluded from further analysis). Cross-cultural measurement equivalence was established for Type D personality at all measurement levels, as the factor-item configuration, factor loadings, and error structure were not different across countries (fit: CFI=.91; NFI=.88; RMSEA=.018), as well as across gender and diagnostic subgroups. Type D personality was more prevalent in Southern (37%) and Eastern (35%) European countries compared to Northern (24%) and Western European and English-speaking (both 27%) countries (p<.001). Type D was not confounded by cardiac symptom severity, but was associated with a higher prevalence of hypertension, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, and depression.
CONCLUSION
Cross-cultural measurement equivalence was demonstrated for the Type D scale in 21 countries. There is a pan-cultural relationship between Type D personality and some cardiovascular risk factors, supporting the role of Type D personality across countries and cardiac conditions.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Saner, Hugo Ernst |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0167-5273 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Judith Liniger |
Date Deposited: |
12 May 2014 09:01 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:25 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.10.084 |
PubMed ID: |
22078395 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/52179 |
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