Effect of low perceived social support on health outcomes in young patients with acute myocardial infarction: Results from the VIRGO (Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients) study

Journal of the American Heart Association

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Bucholz, Emily M ^a,c   Strait, Kelly M ^d   Dreyer, Rachel P ^d   Geda, Mary ^d   Spatz, Erica S ^a,d   Bueno, Hector ^e   Lichtman, Judith H ^c   D'Onofrio, Gail ^a   Spertus, John A ^f   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a,b,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Prognosis; Sex

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; AGE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; SEX; SHORT FORM 12;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84930360693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20479980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.114.001252     Document Type: Article

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