Why the study?
Does a one-year stress monitoring and management program reduce long-term cardiac deaths and MI recurrences in male post-MI patients?
Population
461 male patients post-myocardial infarction (MI)
Comparison
One-year stress monitoring and management program vs Control group from previous randomized…
Design
Cohort, Previous randomized controlled trial
Follow-up
up to seven years
Authors
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May support durable post-MI stress management benefits; leaves open need for randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does a one-year stress monitoring and management program reduce long-term cardiac deaths and MI recurrences in male post-MI patients?
A one-year post-MI stress management program significantly reduced long-term MI recurrences, suggesting emotional support during high vulnerability periods may have durable benefits.
Frasure‐Smith et al. (1989) studied this question.
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