The association between spouse-reported Type A behaviour pattern and coronary heart disease.
This paper describes further validation of the Spouse-Report Type A Behaviour Pattern Questionnaire. In a case controlled study of 61 cardiac patients versus 61 community controls, the questionnaire was found to discriminate statistically between a group of patients with proven coronary heart disease and a group of matched healthy controls on the anger/hostility subscale and total Type A score. No relationship between Type A score and coronary heart disease severity was found. Possible explanations for these findings are examined.
Atchison
M
M
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia.
Condon
J
J
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000786:Anger; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014434:Type A Personality