Why the study?
Does social support improve health recovery 6-7 months after a first myocardial infarction in men aged 30-65?
Population
105 men aged 30-65 years; half were first myocardial infarction patients and half were healthy.
Comparison
Social support vs Healthy men and varying levels of social support
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6-7 months
Authors
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Social support showed no direct post-MI difference; reciprocal confiding was associated with later health, leaving causal effects open.
Does social support improve health recovery 6-7 months after a first myocardial infarction in men aged 30-65?
Social support appears to have a mediating rather than direct effect on health recovery 6-7 months after a first myocardial infarction in men.
Helen R. Winefield (1982) studied this question.
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