Mortality among patients with acute myocardial infarction: the influences of patient-centered care and evidence-based medicine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies have suggested that there is a positive impact of patient-centered care (PCC) on both the patient-physician relationship and subsequent patient health-related behaviors. One recent prospective study reported a significant relationship between the degree of PCC experienced by patients during their hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and their postdischarge cardiac symptoms. A limitation of this study, however, was a lack of information regarding the technical quality of the AMI care, which might have explained at least part of the differences in outcomes. The present study was undertaken to test the influence of both PCC and technical care quality on outcomes among AMI patients.

Methods

We analyzed data from a national sample of 1,8

SUBMITTER: Meterko M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2965500 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature