Effects of Optimism and Gratitude on Physical Activity, Biomarkers, and Readmissions after an Acute Coronary Syndrome: The Gratitude Research in Acute Coronary Events Study

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 55-63

  Huffman, Jeff C ^a,b   Beale, Eleanor E ^a,b   Celano, Christopher M ^a,b   Beach, Scott R ^a,b   Belcher, Arianna M ^a,c   Moore, Shannon V ^a,d   Suarez, Laura ^a,b   Motiwala, Shweta R ^a   Gandhi, Parul U ^a,c   Gaggin, Hanna K ^a,c   Januzzi, James L ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Division of Cardiology   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acute coronary syndrome; comorbidity; confidence intervals; exercise; myocardial infarction; optimism

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRATITUDE; HAZARD RATIO; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPTIMISM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOMARKERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OPTIMISM; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84955317710     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.115.002184     Document Type: Article

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