Psychosocial pathways linking type D personality traits to quality of life in patients with permanent intestinal stomas: a cross-sectional structural equation modeling study - Takeaways - MDSpire

Psychosocial pathways linking type D personality traits to quality of life in patients with permanent intestinal stomas: a cross-sectional structural equation modeling study

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  • Chen Tan

  • Hongyu Zhang

  • Yueyang Jiang

  • Yanyan Zhang

  • Meiqi Yu

  • June 3, 2026

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    Type D personality traits are linked to lower quality of life in patients with permanent intestinal stomas.

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    Higher Type D scores correlate negatively with social support, self-efficacy, and stoma self-care ability.

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    Self-efficacy mediates the relationship between Type D personality traits and quality of life.

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    The study utilized structural equation modeling to analyze data from 200 patients with permanent intestinal stomas.

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    Social support and self-efficacy are identified as potential targets for improving quality of life in this population.

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