Statistical Analysis of Dispositional and Psychological Factors and their Association with Cardiovascular Diseases

Abstract

This study aims to explore the effects of dispositional and psychological factors on cardiovascular diseases (CVD) such as personality type ‘A’ and type ‘B’, pessimism, optimism, anxiety, depression and stress in the cardiac patients. Overall 292 adult patients (132 males, and 160 females, 133 from private sector and 159 from public sector job holders) were approached in Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Institute of Cardiology Multan, Pakistan for survey and Pearson correlation also independent sample t-test was performed to test the objectives of the present study. The results indicate that all the variables are significantly correlated with each other as well as clearly signify the effect of gender and job sector on above-said variables.  The findings also reveal that the level of personality type “A”, pessimism, depression, anxiety and stress are higher in females and private job holders therefore more indispose to suffering with cardiovascular diseases, where as the level of personality type “B” and optimism are higher in male patients and public job sectors holders. Type ‘A’ personality is more prone to cardiovascular diseases (CVD), due to its patron of behavior. Moreover, type and nature of job and level of satisfaction also considered as vital as a type of personality in regarding cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Certainly, workplace and environment exert and impact either positive or negative upon the health of an individual.