Why the study?
Does spouse disclosure and masculinity affect recovery in post-myocardial infarction patients?
Population
90 post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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May flag higher-risk post-MI patients; hypothesis-generating for disclosure interventions in prospective trials.
Does spouse disclosure and masculinity affect recovery in post-myocardial infarction patients?
Lack of spouse disclosure and higher masculinity traits may negatively impact psychosocial and clinical recovery 1 year post-myocardial infarction.
Vicki S. Helgeson (1991) studied this question.
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