biostudies-literatureUnknown14(4)Lin TK<h4>Background</h4>Type D personality was hypothesized to influence clinical and patient-centered outcomes patients with heart failure. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between negative affectivity and social inhibition components of Type D personality and cardiac readmission in patients with heart failure.<h4>Methods</h4>A prospective observational study design was used. A total of 222 patients with heart failure were recruited from the department of cardiology in two regional hospitals in Taiwan. The 14-item Type D Scale-Taiwanese version was used to assess negative affectivity and social inhibition of the patients. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the association of both Z-score transformed and dichotomized negative affectivity and social PloS onee0215726https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6474614biostudies-literatureNegative affectivity and social inhibition are associated with increased cardiac readmission in patients with heart failure: A preliminary observation study.PMC6474614Hsu CTLi YDLin CLWeng CYLin TKKoo MYou KXfalseNegative affectivity and social inhibition are associated with increased cardiac readmission in patients with heart failure: A preliminary observation study.<h4>Background</h4>Type D personality was hypothesized to influence clinical and patient-centered outcomes patients with heart failure. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between negative affectivity and social inhibition components of Type D personality and cardiac readmission in patients with heart failure.<h4>Methods</h4>A prospective observational study design was used. A total of 222 patients with heart failure were recruited from the department of cardiology in two regional hospitals in Taiwan. The 14-item Type D Scale-Taiwanese version was used to assess negative affectivity and social inhibition of the patients. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the association of both Z-score transformed and dichotomized negative affectivity and social 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z20192025-04-18T15:27:10.044Z2019-06-06T23:06:36ZS-EPMC64746143100269610.1371/journal.pone.0215726