Kim Sung Reul, Kim Ji Young, Kim Hyun Kyung, Lim Kyeung Eun, Kim Mi Sun, Chung Sun Ju
College of Nursing, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
College of Nursing, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Geriatr Nurs. 2017 Sep-Oct;38(5):431-436. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.02.006. Epub 2017 Mar 18.
Patients with type D personality are vulnerable to stress, show poor prognosis in disease, and experience low quality of life. The aims of this study were to identify the associations among type D personality, non-motor symptoms, and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Data were collected between May 28 and August 6, 2015 from a convenience sample of 196 PD patients. About 20% of participants were classified into the type D personality group. This group experienced statistically significantly higher non-motor symptoms and lower quality of life compared to the non-type D personality group. Based on stepwise multiple regression analysis, the most significant factor affecting quality of life was non-motor symptoms, followed by type D personality, disease severity, and duration of disease. Understanding the clinical implications of type D personality might be beneficial in the management of non-motor symptoms and quality of life in PD patients.
D型人格的患者易受压力影响，疾病预后较差，生活质量较低。本研究的目的是确定帕金森病（PD）患者中D型人格、非运动症状和生活质量之间的关联。2015年5月28日至8月6日期间，从196例PD患者的便利样本中收集数据。约20%的参与者被归入D型人格组。与非D型人格组相比，该组经历的非运动症状在统计学上显著更高，生活质量更低。基于逐步多元回归分析，影响生活质量的最显著因素是非运动症状，其次是D型人格、疾病严重程度和病程。了解D型人格的临床意义可能有助于管理PD患者的非运动症状和生活质量。
