Prevalence and relevance of Type D personality in fibromyalgia.

摘要: Abstract Objective Distressed (Type D) personality, combining high negative affectivity and social inhibition, is linked to poor health in various populations. Because patients with fibromyalgia experience affect show signs of this study aimed examine the prevalence Type D’s components their associations an additive (worse both present) or synergistic way (components amplifying each other’s effects). Method D personality physical mental were assessed online by 558 self-reported (94% women, age 47±11 (21–77) years) Scale-14 RAND-36 Health Status Inventory. Results Using standard cutscores, was present 56.5% patients. Negative alone combined inhibition associated worse and, more limited, health, but no interactive (synergistic) found. Conclusions exceeds estimates general, cardiovascular chronic pain Some indication not a effect found, particularly for clearly largest affectivity. The may have specific treatment implications.