Background Knowledge of the factors associated with individual differences in patient-
reported outcomes is essential to identify high-risk patients and improve secondary …

Various methods exist to assess the temporal stability of psychological constructs. In this
paper we discuss common methods based on a review of the personality traits negative …

Background: Type D personality is considered as an independent risk factor for morbidity
and mortality in cardiovascular patients and a vulnerability factor for distress in the general …

Background Type D personality is accompanied by a set of negative behavioral patterns:
low physical activity, high levels of psychological distress, low adherence to treatment …

Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a multifactorial complex disease. The aim of
the present study is to verify whether the personality traits in CAD are associated with …

Background: Although coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is known to improve health-
related quality of life (HRQoL), this improvement does not seem to be realized in all patients …

Background Type D (distressed) personality, defined by negative affectivity and social
inhibition, is related to cardiovascular outcomes. Little is known about Type D in non …

Background The high incidence of symptomatic anxiety and depression in coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) patients may lead to impaired quality of life and increased morbidity …

Background: Psoriasis is a systemic auto-inflammatory disease that is related to an
increased risk of organic and psychological comorbidities. Type D is a stable personality trait …

Background This study evaluated the association of type D personality and health-related
quality of life (HRQoL) and assessed the stability of type D personality in vascular surgery …