2016
Sex Differences in Financial Barriers and the Relationship to Recovery After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Beckman AL, Bucholz EM, Zhang W, Xu X, Dreyer RP, Strait KM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Spatz ES. Sex Differences in Financial Barriers and the Relationship to Recovery After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5: e003923. PMID: 27742618, PMCID: PMC5121496, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.003923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAftercareDepressionDrug CostsFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansIncomeLinear ModelsMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionPatient Health QuestionnaireProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSpainUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionFinancial barriersHealth status 12 monthsYoung adultsPost-AMI outcomesYear post-AMIYoung AMI patientsMultivariable linear regression modelsGreater depressive symptomatologyMental functional statusSex differencesClinical characteristicsYounger patientsAMI patientsPost-AMIFunctional statusWorse outcomesBaseline healthPsychosocial statusOutcomes 1Depressive symptomatologyPatientsMore womenHealth care
2012
Financial Stress and Outcomes after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Shah SJ, Krumholz HM, Reid KJ, Rathore SS, Mandawat A, Spertus JA, Ross JS. Financial Stress and Outcomes after Acute Myocardial Infarction. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e47420. PMID: 23112814, PMCID: PMC3480393, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSeattle Angina QuestionnaireLong-term outcomesMyocardial infarctionAMI patientsWorse long-term outcomesMulticenter US studyPost-AMI outcomesYear post-AMIDisease-specific QoLImportant risk factorHealth status outcomesWorse physical healthHealth care outcomesAngina QuestionnaireProspective registryInitial hospitalizationSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeReadmission ratesPost-AMIRisk factorsCare characteristicsCare outcomesStatus outcomes