Key result
MI frequently causes significant distress and impairs quality of life for patients and their relatives.
Why the study?
Myocardial infarction causes distress and impairment of quality of life for patients and their relatives, with profound consequences for a substantial minority of families.
Population
Post-myocardial infarction patients and their relatives
Design
Review
Authors
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Underscores psychosocial burden of MI on families; leaves open optimal rehabilitation strategies pending controlled trials.
Myocardial infarction causes significant distress and impairment of quality of life for patients and their families, highlighting the need for rehabilitation and management of cardiac neurosis.
Thompson et al. (2000) studied this question. Myocardial infarction frequently causes significant distress and impaired quality of life for patients and their relatives, with profound consequences for a substantial minority.
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