A Study to Assess the Occurrence of Type-D Personality and Economic Burden Among Patients with Coronary Heart Disease in A Selected Hospital of Kolkata, West Bengal

Type D is a type of distressed personality first coined in the 1990s by Johan Denollet, which is majorly associated with coronary heart disease. Within the economic context, along with type-D personality, the disease burden of coronary heart disease is quite high, which results in affecting the treatment process and decrease therapeutic response. So, a study to assess the occurrence of type-d personality and economic burden among patients with coronary heart disease, in a selected hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal was conducted with the aim to assess the occurrence of type-d personality and economic burden among patients with coronary heart disease. Descriptive survey approach was used to collect data from 184 patients selected by non-probability convenience sampling technique. One standardized tool DS-14 scale questionnaire, structured checklist was administered by self-report method to collect data. Findings revealed that out of 184 patients, 35 (19.02%) of them had type-d personality and 118 patients (64.13%) had low economic burden. Correlation co-efficient showed that type-d personality and economic burden had negative low correlation. Computed χ2 showed significant association between type-D personality and selected variables like age, length of hospital stays and family history of psychiatric illness and significant association was also found between economic burden and selected variables like educational status, occupational status and monthly family income. Present study had several implications in nursing practice, education, administration and research. The study recommends to conduct this same study on a larger population and in government set up. Key words: Type-D personality, economic burden, coronary heart disease