Why the study?
Do preexisting psychological symptoms predict 15-year morbidity and mortality in members of a health maintenance organization?
Population
Random sample of members of a health maintenance organization interviewed in a 1970/71 survey
Comparison
Preexisting depression, worries, affect balance… vs Lower levels or absence of psychological…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
15 years
Authors
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Does not support broad psychological screening for CV prevention; leaves open targeted roles in GI and immune disease.
Do preexisting psychological symptoms predict 15-year morbidity and mortality in members of a health maintenance organization?
Baseline psychological dysfunction predicts functional gastrointestinal and hyperimmune diseases but not mortality or cardiovascular diseases over 15 years.
Vogt et al. (1994) studied this question.
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