Factors Associated With Return to Work After Acute Myocardial Infarction in China.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Return to work is an important indicator of recovery after acute myocardial infarction. Little is known, however, about the rate of returning to work within the year after an acute myocardial infarction in China, as well as the factors associated with returning to work after an acute myocardial infarction.

Objectives

To determine the rate of return to work within 12 months after acute myocardial infarction, classify the reasons why patients did not return to work, and identify patient factors associated with returning to work.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study, conducted in 53 hospitals across 21 provinces in China, identified 1566 patients who were employed at the time of the index acute myocardial infarction hospitalization a

SUBMITTER: Jiang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324382 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature