Abstract
The present study examined the role of personality as a predictor of mortality among patients with chronic renal insufficiency. A prospective evaluation of the influence of personality on patient survival was conducted over an average 49-month period. Cox regression was used to evaluate the effects of 5 dimensions of personality in a sample of 174 patients (100 male and 74 female). At follow-up, 49 patients had died. Significant demographic and clinical predictors of survival included age, diabetic status, and hemoglobin level. After these predictors were controlled for, 2 personality traits, conscientiousness and neuroticism, predicted patient mortality. Patients with high neuroticism scores had a 37.5% higher estimated mortality rate. Patients with low conscientiousness scores had a 36.4% increased mortality rate.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 315-320 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Health Psychology |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- Chronic renal insufficiency
- Five-factor model
- Patient mortality
- Personality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health