title: [Influence of Type D Personality on Adherence to Treatment in Cardiac Patients].
abstract: of the study was to examine relationship between behavioral type D and adherence to therapy in cardiological patients.
  
  
  
  Patients (n=308, 63 [20.5%] women and 245 [79.5%] men, mean age 59+/-4 years) with stable ischemic heart disease and arterial hypertension were divided into 2 groups: with (n=84) and without (n=224) type D. Psychological status was assessed using type D scale-14 (DS-14) questionnaire, adherence to treatment - with the help of S.V. Davydov method and the Morisky-Green test.
  
  
  
  Patients with compared with those without type D personality more often had indicators of lower adherence to treatment (48 vs 39%, <0.05). Indicators of higher adherence were found more often in the group without type D personality (11 vs 19%, p<0.003). Indicators of lower compliance were independently associated with type D personality (odds ratio 3.21, p=0.02).
  
  
  
  Patients with type D personality have lower adherence to therapy. This can be a link between type D behavior and unfavorable prognosis in patients with cardiovascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Complex Problems of Cardiovascular Diseases, Kemerovo, Russia.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Sumin
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Complex Problems of Cardiovascular Diseases, Kemerovo, Russia.
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Raih
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000523:psychology* / Q000652:urine*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D011379:Prognosis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D064415:Type D Personality
keywords: adherence to therapy; cardiac patients; cardiovascular events; type D personality