2014
Effect of Low Perceived Social Support on Health Outcomes in Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients (VIRGO) Study
Bucholz EM, Strait KM, Dreyer RP, Geda M, Spatz ES, Bueno H, Lichtman JH, D'Onofrio G, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Effect of Low Perceived Social Support on Health Outcomes in Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients (VIRGO) Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e001252. PMID: 25271209, PMCID: PMC4323798, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyLow social supportQuality of lifeDepressive symptomsHealth statusYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionHealth outcomesENRICHD Social Support InventoryLow Perceived Social SupportSocial supportDepressive symptoms 12 monthsBaseline health statusLower functional statusWorse physical functioningWorse health statusPatient studiesSymptoms 12 monthsLower mental functioningMore depressive symptomsMultivariable adjustmentSocial Support InventoryAMI patientsFunctional status
2004
Social Support as a Predictor of Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Husak L, Krumholz HM, Lin ZQ, Kasl SV, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Vaccarino V. Social Support as a Predictor of Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2004, 24: 19-26. PMID: 14758099, DOI: 10.1097/00008483-200401000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedConnecticutCoronary Artery BypassCoronary DiseaseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMarital StatusMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceQuality of LifeReferral and ConsultationRisk FactorsSickness Impact ProfileSocial SupportStroke VolumeSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsCoronary artery bypass graftCardiovascular disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsCardiac rehabilitationRisk factorsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgerySocial supportBypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graftBetter physical functionCardiac rehabilitation participationQuality of lifeLow social supportMain predictive variableComorbidity burdenHospital complicationsGraft surgerySocial Support InventoryIndependent predictorsBypass graftPhysical functionPredictors of participationUnadjusted analysesMedical history