2015
Do Non-Clinical Factors Improve Prediction of Readmission Risk? Results From the Tele-HF Study
Krumholz HM, Chaudhry SI, Spertus JA, Mattera JA, Hodshon B, Herrin J. Do Non-Clinical Factors Improve Prediction of Readmission Risk? Results From the Tele-HF Study. JACC Heart Failure 2015, 4: 12-20. PMID: 26656140, PMCID: PMC5459404, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReadmission ratesPatient-reported informationHeart failureHealth statusReadmission riskC-statisticRisk scorePsychosocial variablesMedical record abstractionWeeks of dischargeReadmission risk modelNon-clinical factorsCandidate risk factorsReadmission risk predictionRecord abstractionClinical variablesPatient interviewsMedical recordsRisk factorsPatientsPsychosocial informationPsychosocial characteristicsTelephone interviewsRisk predictionScores
2007
Patient Satisfaction With Treatment After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Role of Psychosocial Factors
Barry LC, Lichtman JH, Spertus JA, Rumsfeld JS, Vaccarino V, Jones PG, Plomondon ME, Parashar S, Krumholz HM. Patient Satisfaction With Treatment After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Role of Psychosocial Factors. Psychosomatic Medicine 2007, 69: 115-123. PMID: 17289828, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e31802f2785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionTreatment satisfactionMyocardial infarctionPsychosocial variablesPsychosocial statusWorse treatment satisfactionSeattle Angina QuestionnairePatient treatment satisfactionProspective cohort studyTreatment Satisfaction ScaleSocial supportDispositional optimismAngina QuestionnaireCohort studyHospital dischargeAMI patientsClinical presentationMean ageMedical historyPatient satisfactionCare indicatorsDepression severityPsychosocial factorsPsychosocial interventionsStudy participants