Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Effect of Attending Rheumatologists’ Big 5 Personality Traits on Patient Trust in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The TRUMP2-SLE Project
Authors' conclusion
Whereas higher extraversion and agreeableness of attending rheumatologists led to higher patient trust in their rheumatologist, overly high conscientiousness may lead to lower trust resulting from the physicians' demand of responsibility and adherence to instructions from patients with SLE.
Study context
- Population
- Adult Japanese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at 5 academic medical centers, June 2020–August 2021; 43 attending rheumatologists43 rheumatologists
- Participants
- 505 patients
- Outcome
- Patient trust in attending rheumatologist (Japanese 5-item Wake Forest Physician Trust Scale, 0-100 points) by rheumatologists' Big 5 personality traits (Japanese 10-Item Personality Inventory, 1-7 points each)
Methodological detailsmulticentre, general linear model, multivariable adjustment
- Multicentre
- General linear model
- Multivariable adjustment
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Patient trust (0-100), adjusted difference per 1-point increase in trait
Extraversion, per 1-point increase: points
3.76
95% CI 1.07–6.45
Agreeableness, per 1-point increase: points
4.49
95% CI 1.74–7.24
Conscientiousness, per 1-point increase: points
−2.17
95% CI −3.31 to −1.03
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Effect of Attending Rheumatologists’ Big 5 Personality Traits on Patient Trust in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The TRUMP2-SLE Project. J Rheumatol. Published 1 November 2023. doi:10.
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