Usefulness of Social Support in Older Adults After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the SILVER-AMI Study).

ABSTRACT: The availability of social support is associated with health outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), yet previous studies have largely considered social support as a single entity, rather than examining its discrete domains. Furthermore, few studies have investigated the impact of social support in older AMI patients, in whom it may be especially important. We aimed to determine the associations between 5 discrete domains of social support - emotional support, informational support, tangible support, positive social interaction, and affectionate support - with 6-month readmission and mortality in older patients hospitalized for AMI, adjusting for known predictors of post-AMI outcomes. Three thousand six participants 75 years and older were recruited from a network of 94 hospitals

SUBMITTER: Green YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7003680 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature