Do patients' health status reports predict future hospital stays for patients with an acute myocardial infarction?
Nelson E, Ferreira P, Cleary P, Gustafson D, Wasson J. Do patients' health status reports predict future hospital stays for patients with an acute myocardial infarction? Family Practice Research Journal 1994, 14: 119-26. PMID: 8053377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient reportsHealth statusCardiac symptomsAMI patientsMedical historyAcute myocardial infarction patientsAcute myocardial infarctionGeneral health statusSignificant independent predictorsMyocardial infarction patientsPsychosocial health statusPatients' health statusPoor psychosocial functionPoor psychosocial functioningIndependent predictorsPrognostic valueFuture hospitalInfarction patientsMyocardial infarctionHealth care researchCommunity hospitalLongitudinal followPatientsPsychosocial functionYounger age