Key result
Resource support factors had mixed effects on activity limitations and work capacity at 3 months among 306 myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass patients.
Why the study?
How do different levels of resource support affect activity limitations and work capacity in myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass patients?
Population
306 patients (147 with myocardial infarction and 159 with coronary artery bypass)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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Mixed associations of resource support with post-MI recovery; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Cohort (n=306)
How do different levels of resource support affect activity limitations and work capacity in myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass patients?
Resource support factors, such as social network size, contact frequency, and social class, have mixed but significant effects on 3-month recovery and work capacity in post-MI and post-bypass patients.
Smith et al. (1997) conducted a cohort in Myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass (n=306). Resource support (formal, semi-formal, and informal assistance) was evaluated on Activity limitations and work capacity. Resource support factors had mixed effects on activity limitations and work capacity at 3 months among 306 myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass patients.
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