@article{6b7d25a5201041b995b5a425eafce37e,
title = "Clustering of poor device acceptance and Type D personality is associated with increased distress in Danish cardioverter-defibrillator patients",
abstract = "Psychosocial risk factors tend to cluster together within individuals, likely enhancing the risk of adverse health outcomes. We examined (1) the influence of clustering of poor device acceptance and Type D personality on anxiety and depressive symptoms, and (2) the demographic and clinical determinants of patients with clustering, in a large cohort of Danish implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients.",
keywords = "Defibrillators, Implantable, Denmark, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Personality, Personality Assessment, Psychology, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Stress, Psychological",
author = "Pedersen, {Susanne S.} and Helle Spindler and Johansen, {Jens B} and Peter Mortensen",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02173.x",
language = "English",
volume = "32",
pages = "29--36",
journal = "Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology",
issn = "0147-8389",
publisher = "Wiley",
number = "1",
}