@misc{10481/64148,
year = {2020},
month = {8},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/64148},
abstract = {Background: Psoriasis is a systemic autoinflammatory disease that is related to an increased risk of
organic and psychological comorbidities. Type D personality has been related to poor quality of life and
worse physical and psychological outcomes in different diseases.
Aims: The aim of this study is to explore whether type D personality is associated with an increased
risk of presenting physical and/or psychological comorbidities, their relationship with the capacity of social
adaptation, and health‑related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with psoriasis.
Methods: This was a cross‑sectional study. In all, 130 patients with moderate to severe psoriasis were
included in this study. Participants completed the DS14 test and different validated questionnaires regarding
quality of life and psychological morbidities.
Results: Type D personality was present in 38.4% (50/130) of the participants of the study. Patients
with psoriasis and type D personality presented a higher risk of depression and anxiety. We observed that
type D personality was associated with a lower educational level. These patients also presented a worse
HRQOL in different dimensions of the Short Form Health Survey‑36 questionnaire, more sleep problems,
poor social adaptation, and a higher frequency of sexual disturbances.
Limitations: Due to the cross‑sectional design of the study, we could not confirm causality. Selection
of sample was not random. Diagnoses of physical comorbidity were collected through clinical interview of
patients under active treatment, which may imply a classification bias.
Conclusion: Type D personality could represent a frequent personality profile in patients with psoriasis
that could identify subjects with poor coping abilities to the disease with poorer levels of quality of life,
increased psychological comorbidities, and inadequate social adaptation mechanisms.},
publisher = {Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications},
keywords = {Adaptation},
keywords = {Psoriasis},
keywords = {Quality of life},
keywords = {type D personality},
title = {Type D personality is associated with poor quality of life, social performance, and psychological impairment in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis: A cross‑sectional study of 130 patients},
doi = {10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_114_19},
author = {Aguayo Carreras, Paula and Ruiz Carrascosa, José Carlos and Molina Leyva, Alejandro},
}