Why the study?
Do cognitive coping and goal adjustment strategies used shortly after myocardial infarction predict depressive outcomes 1 year later?
Population
88 persons who had experienced a myocardial infarction 3 to 12 months before first data assessment
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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May support early coping assessment post-MI; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Do cognitive coping and goal adjustment strategies used shortly after myocardial infarction predict depressive outcomes 1 year later?
Cognitive coping and goal adjustment strategies used shortly after a myocardial infarction are significant predictors of depressive symptoms 1 year later, highlighting potential targets for psychological intervention.
Garnefski et al. (2010) studied this question.
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