title: The Millon Behavioral Health Inventory Life Threat Reactivity Scale as a predictor of mortality in patients awaiting heart transplantation.
abstract: This study examined the Millon Behavioral Health Inventory Life Threat Reactivity Scale (LTRS) as a predictor of mortality in patients awaiting heart transplantation. The one-year mortality while awaiting cardiac transplantation was more than double for the high-risk group based on the LTRS scores. The high-risk group had a 42% mortality rate versus an 18% mortality rate in the low-risk group. Mortality for those patients that received transplants was similar for both groups. A review of the medical literature regarding the role of personality traits in cardiac mortality and the findings of this study are discussed.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Coffman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brandwin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012803:Sick Role; D015996:Survival Rate