Positive psychological profiles based on perceived health clustering in patients with cardiovascular disease: a longitudinal study.

Objectives: Psychological well-being and sociodemographic factors have been associated with cardiovascular health. Positive psychological well-being research is limited in the literature; as such, this study aimed to investigate how patients with cardiovascular disease could be classified according to their perceived mental and physical health, and to identify positive psychological profiles based on this classification and test their stability over time.

Design And Setting: Longitudinal study with patients from a public hospital located in Córdoba (Spain).