Does Type D Personality Impact on the Prognosis of Patients Who Underwent Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation? A 1-Year Follow-Up Study
Psychiatry Investigation
;
: 281-288, 2017.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-164264
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Although Type D personality has been associated with the prognosis of various cardiac diseases, few studies have investigated the influence of Type D personality on the cardiac and psychiatric prognoses of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).METHODS:
Depression, anxiety, and quality of life were measured at baseline and 6 months. The recurrence of AF was measured during 1-year following radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) for AF. The Kaplan-Meier method with log-rank tests were used to compare the cumulative recurrence of AF. ACox proportional hazard model was conducted to identify factors that contribute to the recurrence of AF.RESULTS:
A total of 236 patients admitted for RFCA were recruited. Patients with a Type D personality had higher levels of depression and anxiety and a poorer quality of life compared to controls. Although depression, anxiety, and quality of life had improved 6 months after RFCA, significant differences in psychiatric symptoms remained between patients with and without Type D personality. In the Cox models, the type of AF was the only factor that influenced the recurrence of AF.CONCLUSION:
Our results suggest that Type D personality predominately influences psychological distress in patients with AF, but not the recurrence of AF.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Prognosis
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Quality of Life
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Recurrence
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Atrial Fibrillation
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Proportional Hazards Models
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Follow-Up Studies
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Catheter Ablation
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Depression
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Catheters
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatry Investigation
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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