Does marital stress predict poor prognosis in women aged 30 to 65 years with CHD?
Marital stress, unlike work stress, is a predictor of poor prognosis in women with coronary heart disease, highlighting the need for sex-specific preventive measures.
Our results indicate that marital stress but not work stress predicts poor prognosis in women aged 30 to 65 years with CHD. These findings differ from previous findings in men and suggest that specific preventive measures be tailored to the needs of women with CHD.
Orth‐Gomér et al. (Wed,) studied this question.