Why the study?
Does patient involvement during hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction improve health and behavioural outcomes 6-10 weeks after discharge?
Population
591 cardiac patients on their first follow-up visit after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction at…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
6-10 weeks
Authors
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Mixed associations with symptoms but not goals leave causal effects open; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice.
Does patient involvement during hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction improve health and behavioural outcomes 6-10 weeks after discharge?
Patient involvement during hospitalization for acute MI is associated with fewer short-term cardiovascular symptoms but not consistently with better secondary prevention goal achievement.
Arnetz et al. (2010) studied this question.
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