Psychosocial and socioeconomic factors are most predictive of health status in patients with claudication
Scierka L, Peri-Okonny P, Romain G, Cleman J, Spertus J, Fitridge R, Secemsky E, Patel M, Gosch K, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Psychosocial and socioeconomic factors are most predictive of health status in patients with claudication. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 79: 1473-1482.e5. PMID: 38266885, PMCID: PMC11180544, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral Artery QuestionnairePeripheral Artery Questionnaire summary scoresPeripheral arterial diseaseHealth statusSummary scoreSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseaseSocial supportInsurance statusPAD-specific health statusHierarchical multivariable linear regression modelSocioeconomic patient characteristicsLow social supportPeripheral artery disease cohortPeripheral artery questionnaire scoresImprove health statusComparative effectiveness researchDiagnosis of depressionPatient characteristicsMultivariate linear regression modelPrediction of health statusDepression scoresLinear regression modelsAge of patientsDuration of symptomsAnxiety scores