The Relationship between Type D Personality and Blood Groups Subtypes, and Medication Adherence in Iranian Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus

Mahsa  Dastjerdi; Sima  Sabbagh; Maryam  Ghasemi Aliabadi; Sahar  Shafiee; Mehdi  Najarzadegan; Sara  Niknam; Roqayeh  Aliyari; Rokhsareh  Meamar

doi:10.18502/jimc.v9i2.21184

Mahsa Dastjerdi School of Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Isfahan, Iran
Sima Sabbagh Isfahan Clinical Toxicology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Maryam Ghasemi Aliabadi School of Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Isfahan, Iran
Sahar Shafiee Isfahan Clinical Toxicology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Mehdi Najarzadegan School of Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Isfahan, Iran
Sara Niknam Isfahan Clinical Toxicology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Roqayeh Aliyari Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
Rokhsareh Meamar Isfahan Clinical Toxicology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jimc.v9i2.21184

Keywords: ABO blood-group system, Blood glucose, Diabetes mellitus Type 2, Glycated hemoglobin, Logistic models, Medication adherence, Type D personality

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between blood groups and personality types, and medication adherence in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: 302 patients with T2DM were considered in the study. Their sociodemographic information and medical history were recorded. Type D personality and medical adherence were checked using DS-14 and MMAS-8 questionnaires, respectively. Blood samples were obtained from the patients to determine the types of ABO blood groups, HbA1c, fasting blood sugar and lipid profile.

Results: No significant association was found between the patients’ characteristics including demographic and laboratory information and medical adherence to treatment. However, a significant difference in medical adherence was observed between patients with type D personality. According to logistic regression model, patients with type D [OR: 6.23, (95%CI: 2.34-16.55, p<0.001] had better adherence to medication, while the blood groups was not associated with medical adherence to treatment.

Conclusion: Type D personality cannot impair medical adherence in these patients. There was an association between type D personality and the ABO blood group, but the ABO blood group was not related to medical adherence.