An exploration of the subjective social status construct in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Perception of low subjective social status (SSS) relative to others in society or in the community has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Our objectives were to determine whether low SSS in society was associated with barriers to access to care or hospital readmission in patients with established cardiovascular disease, and whether perceptions of discordantly high SSS in the community modified this association.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study from 2009 to 2013 in Canada, United States, and Switzerland in patients admitted to hospital with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Data on access to care and SSS variables were obtained at baseline. Readmission data were obtained 12 months post-discharge. We conducted multivariable lo

SUBMITTER: Tang KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5801903 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature