Why the study?
Does high social support reduce 1-year cardiac mortality in depressed post-MI patients?
Population
Patients during the first year after myocardial infarction (post-MI)
Comparison
High levels of social support vs Lower levels of social support
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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High social support may mitigate post-MI depression mortality risk; leaves open whether support interventions improve outcomes.
Does high social support reduce 1-year cardiac mortality in depressed post-MI patients?
High social support may mitigate the increased mortality risk associated with post-MI depression by improving depressive symptoms.
Frasure‐Smith et al. (2000) studied this question.
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