Patients with a congenital heart defect and Type D personality feel functionally more impaired, report a poorer health status and quality of life, but use less healthcare

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 349-355

  Schoormans, Dounya ^a,b   Mulder, Barbara J M ^a,b   Van Melle, Joost P ^c   Pieper, Els G ^c   Van Dijk, Arie P J ^d   Sieswerda, Gert Jan T J ^e   Hulsbergen Zwarts, Mariët S ^f   Plokker, Thijs H W M ^g   Brunninkhuis, Leo G H ^h   Vliegen, Hubert W ⁱ   Sprangers, Mirjam A G ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^f CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^g ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^h Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

ⁱ LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Healthcare; Type D personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TYPE D PERSONALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84870982198     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474515112437828     Document Type: Article

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