RT Journal Article
T1 Positive psychological profiles based on perceived health clustering in patients with cardiovascular disease: a longitudinal study
A1 Castillo-Mayen, Rosario
A1 Luque, Barbara
A1 Rubio, Sebastian Jesus
A1 Cuadrado, Esther
A1 Gutierrez-Domingo, Tamara
A1 Arenas, Alicia
A1 Delgado-Lista, Javier
A1 Perez-Martinez, Pablo
A1 Tabernero, Carmen
K1 cardiology
K1 mental health
K1 preventive medicine
K1 public health
K1 Negative affect
K1 Mediating role
K1 Self-efficacy
K1 Risk-factors
K1 Heart
K1 Outcomes
K1 Association
K1 Perception
K1 Satisfaction
K1 Personality
AB Objectives Psychological well-being and sociodemographic factors have been associated with cardiovascular health. Positive psychological well-being research is limited in the literature; as such, this study aimed to investigate how patients with cardiovascular disease could be classified according to their perceived mental and physical health, and to identify positive psychological profiles based on this classification and test their stability over time. Design and setting Longitudinal study with patients from a public hospital located in Cordoba (Spain). Participants This study comprised 379 cardiovascular patients (87.3% men) tested at three measurement points. Outcome measures Participants reported their sociodemographic variables (age, sex, educational level, employment and socioeconomic status) at phase 1, while their perceived health and variables relating to positive psychological well-being were tested at this and two subsequent time points (average interval time: 9 months). Results The two-step cluster analysis classified participants into three groups according to their mental and physical health levels, p
PB Bmj publishing group
SN 2044-6055
YR 2021
FD 2021-05-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25844
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25844
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 5, 2025