2006
Social support and change in health-related quality of life 6 months after coronary artery bypass grafting
Barry LC, Kasl SV, Lichtman J, Vaccarino V, Krumholz HM. Social support and change in health-related quality of life 6 months after coronary artery bypass grafting. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2006, 60: 185-193. PMID: 16439272, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.06.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityCoronary artery bypassPhysical functioningMental healthArtery bypassSF-36 subscale scoresAge 65.7 yearsLife 6 monthsStepwise linear regression analysisSocial supportFirst CABGHospital dischargeProspective cohortClinical presentationLinear regression analysisInstrumental supportChange scoresSubscale scoresMonthsSocial support variablesRegression analysisBypassHealthIntervention effortsEmotional support
1998
Prognostic Importance of Emotional Support for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Krumholz H, Butler J, Miller J, Vaccarino V, Williams C, Mendes de Leon C, Seeman T, Kasl S, Berkman L. Prognostic Importance of Emotional Support for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. Circulation 1998, 97: 958-964. PMID: 9529263, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.97.10.958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonfatal cardiovascular eventsClinical heart failureHeart failureElderly patientsCardiovascular eventsPrognostic importanceNonfatal cardiovascular outcomesCoronary artery diseaseEmotional supportCommunity-based studyCardiovascular outcomesArtery diseaseIndependent predictorsUnadjusted analysesFunctional statusMedical recordsClinical severityOdds ratioEpidemiologic studiesHigh riskPatientsPsychosocial supportEstablished PopulationsAdmissionDemographic factors