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[Psychological profile of patients with ischemic heart disease and its association with various exogenous risk
Insights
Coronary heart disease (CHD) patients exhibit distinct personality traits, including variable orientation and specific extraversion/introversion patterns, potentially influencing their adaptation and behavior. These findings offer insights into premorbid personality characteristics associated with CHD.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Psychology
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a significant health concern in middle-aged men.
- Understanding premorbid personality traits may elucidate disease mechanisms and behavioral patterns.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the premorbid personality characteristics of men with coronary heart disease (CHD).
- To explore the relationship between behavioral complexes, exogenic risk factors, and personality in CHD patients.
Main Methods:
- Study included 35-60 year old males: 32 with angina (Group I), 39 myocardial infarction survivors (Group II), and 50 healthy controls.
- Utilized Eisenk's questionnaire to assess personality traits (extraversion/introversion) and behavioral patterns.
Main Results:
- Variable orientation was predominant in both CHD patient groups compared to controls.
- Group I (angina) showed a predominance of extraverts, while Group II (myocardial infarction) showed a predominance of introverts.
Conclusions:
- Variable character may be a fundamental premorbid personality trait in CHD patients.
- Specific personality types (extraversion/introversion) might be linked to different CHD manifestations and adaptation mechanisms.
Abstract:
Males with coronary heart disease (CHD) aged 35 to 60 years were studied. The patients were divided into three groups: 32 patients with angina of effort and at rest (test group I), 39 survivors of myocardial infarction (test group II) and 50 clinically healthy people (control group). The relationship was established between a certain behavioural complex of CHD patients and some exogenic risk factors. The study was aimed at elucidating the premorbid characteristics of the personality of CHD patients. Individuals with the variable type of orientation were predominant in both test groups. The data from Eisenk's questionnaire revealed the predominance of extraverts in group I and introverts in group II. It is suggested that the variable character may prove to be the premorbid, basic property of the personality determining the specific mechanism of psychologic adaptation and the entire complex of behavioural characteristics of CHD patients.