title: Prevalence of type D personality and factorial and temporal stability of the DS14 after myocardial infarction in a Swedish population.
abstract: This study examined the prevalence of Type D personality and the temporal stability, internal consistency, and construct validity of the DS14 at three time points after myocardial infarction. The prevalence was 14.0% during hospitalization, 25.1% at 1 month, and 19.2% at 12 months. A total of 6.1% of the patients were classified as Type D personality at all three assessments, whereas 68.4% were stable non-Type D and 25.6% changed between personality classifications. The DS14 had stable structural validity, but low temporal stability over time, especially from hospitalization to the 1-month and 12-month follow-ups (κ = 0.365 and 0.397, respectively).
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Research, Uppsala University, Västmanland County Hospital, Västerås, Sweden.
authors.forename: Emelie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Condén
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosenblad
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ekselius
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aslund
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D064415:Type D Personality
keywords: Myocardial infarction; Type D personality; personality; prevalence; stability