ArticleClinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH2021
Association between Type-D Personality and Affective (Anxiety, Depression, Post-traumatic Stress) Symptoms and Maladaptive Coping in Breast Cancer Patients: A Longitudinal Study.
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- Type D Personality as a Marker of Poorer Quality of Life and Mood Status Disturbances in Patients with Skin Diseases: A Systematic Review.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2023Pooled it
- Personality and Coming to Terms with Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study of Five-Factor Traits and Illness Acceptance in Oncology Outpatients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Perceived Stress, Type D Personality and Coping Strategies Among Hospitalized Oncology Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- When body image and fear collide: a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative (fsQCA) and mediation analysis of sufficient pathways to post-traumatic stress in breast cancer survivors.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The Interplay of Chronic Stress and Cancer: Pathophysiology and Implications for Integrated Care.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Review
- A pathway study of factors influencing anxiety in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Association between type D personality and supportive care needs in elderly patients with breast cancer: a prospective longitudinal observational study.BMC geriatrics · 2023Observational
- Trajectory patterns and influencing factors of supportive care needs in Chinese elderly breast cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- An Overview of the International Literature on Health-Related Quality of Life, Mental Health and Psychosocial Issues in People with Cancer.Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH · 2021Article
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Abstract
Background: Type-D (distressed) personality has not been prospectively explored for its association with psychosocial distress symptoms in breast cancer patients. Objective: The objective of the study was to test the hypothesis that Type-D personality can be associated with psychosocial distress variables in cancer over a 2-point period (6 month-follow-up). Aims: The aim of the study was to analyze the role of Type-D personality in relation to anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress symptoms, general distress, and maladaptive coping among cancer patients. Methods: 145 breast cancer patients were assessed within 6 months from diagnosis (T0) and again 6 months later (T1). The Type-D personality Scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Depression subscale (HAD-D), the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18) Anxiety subscale, the Distress Thermometer (DT), the Post-traumatic Symptoms (PTS) Impact of Event Scale (IES), and the Mini Mental Adjustment to Cancer (Mini-MAC) Anxious Preoccupation and Hopelessness scales were individually administered at T0 and T1. Results: One-quarter of cancer patients met the criteria for Type-D personality, which was stable over the follow-up time. The two main constructs of Type-D personality, namely social inhibition (SI) and negative affectivity (NA), were related to anxiety, depression, PTS, BSI-general distress and maladaptive coping (Mini-MAC anxious preoccupation and hopelessness). In regression analysis, Type-D SI was the most significant factor associated with the above-mentioned psychosocial variables, both at T0 and T1. Conclusion: Likewise other medical disorders (especially cardiology), Type-D personality has been confirmed to be a construct significantly related to psychosocial distress conditions and maladaptive coping that are usually part of assessment and intervention in cancer care. More attention to personality issues is important in oncology.
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