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~85% of employed men under 60 return to work following a first myocardial infarction.
Cohort (n=230)
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Return to work was studied in all men who had entered the infarct register in the city of Ghent between 1983 and 1988 because of a first myocardial infarction before the age of 60 years. Information on work resumption was collected in 1991 using a postal survey; 78% of the 295 eligible subjects participated. Sixty-nine percent of all responders and 85% of all those who were at work before the infarct returned to work. Age, the perceived importance of the job, support from friends and the participation in a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation programme were significantly related to work resumption.
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Boudrez et al. (1994) conducted a cohort in First myocardial infarction (n=230). Age, job importance, social support, and cardiac rehabilitation was evaluated on Return to work. Among men <60 years old surviving a first myocardial infarction, 85% of those previously employed returned to work, with resumption significantly related to age, job importance, support, and rehab.
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