Şit, MustafaYılmaz, Edip ErdalCanan, FatihYıldırım, OsmanÇetin, Mehmet Mustafa2021-06-232021-06-2320141895-5770https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2014.45107https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/4812Introduction: Haemorrhoids are one of the most common reasons that patients seek consultation from a colon and rectal surgeon. Health-related quality of life (HrQoL) is a significant factor in describing the burden of illness and the impact of treatment in patients with gastrointestinal disease. Type D (distressed) personality is defined as the co-occurrence of negative affect and social inhibition. Aim: To assess the prevalence of type D personality in patients with haemorrhoids and to investigate whether the presence of a type D personality would affect HrQoL in patients with haemorrhoids. Material and methods: One hundred and six outpatients with symptomatic haemorrhoids with no psychiatric comorbidity were consecutively enrolled, along with 96 healthy controls. The Type D Scale (DS14) and the General Health Survey Short Form-36 (SF-36) were used in the collection of data. Results: Of 106 patients evaluated, 29.2% met criteria for type D personality. Patients with haemorrhoids scored lower on bodily pain and vitality dimensions of SF-36 than did healthy subjects (p < 0.001). Patients with a type D personality were found to score lower on bodily pain domain of HrQoL than patients without a type D personality. Linear regression analysis revealed a significant independent association of type D personality with bodily pain dimension of the SF-36 in patients with symptomatic haemorrhoids (r = -0.315, p < 0.01). Conclusions: Type D personality was associated with increased perceived bodily pain in patients with haemorrhoids. Consideration of type D personality construct personality traits could improve risk stratification in research and clinical practice in this patient group. © 2014 Termedia Sp. z o.o. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessHaemorrhoidsQuality of LifeType D PersonalityArticle10.5114/pg.2014.45107942422482-s2.0-84907288096Q1WOS:000216156400009N/A