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December 20, 2000

Marital stress worsens prognosis in women with coronary heart disease: The Stockholm Female Coronary Risk Study.

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Why the study?

Does marital stress predict poor prognosis in women aged 30 to 65 years with CHD?

Population

Women aged 30 to 65 years with coronary heart disease (CHD)

Design

Cohort

Authors

KOKristina Orth‐GomérGeneral / Preventive / LipidsSWSarah WamalaScience for Life LaboratoryMHMyriam HorstenUniversity of Jammu

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Implication

Marital stress may inform prognosis in women with CHD; leaves open whether interventions improve outcomes.

Structured PICO

Does marital stress predict poor prognosis in women aged 30 to 65 years with CHD?

P
Population
Women aged 30 to 65 years with coronary heart disease (CHD)
I
Intervention
Marital stress
O
Outcome
Poor prognosis

Marital stress, unlike work stress, is a predictor of poor prognosis in women with coronary heart disease, highlighting the need for sex-specific preventive measures.

Cite This Study

Orth‐Gomér et al. (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69eee020b65c86b636037efdhttps://doi.org/10.1001/jama.284.23.3008
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