A follow-up study of cardiac patients. A preliminary report.
Five hundred consecutive admissions to a coronary care unit were studied, and the information was used to gain insight into the patients' background. It was found that the patients did not return for follow-up investigation. Contributory factors could have been that the patients did not understand their disease, and/or that some medical or paramedical services need to be reorganized. Diagnoses and other associated factors were also studied and related to one another statistically, in order to obtain a clearer understanding of the disease process as it affects individuals admitted to a coronary care unit.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003325:Coronary Care Units; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D009790:Occupations; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D005082:Physical Exertion