[Aspects of vocational reintegration following myocardial infarct in relation to disease severity--follow-up of patients with after-care treatment].
Medical examination data were compared with psychosocial questionnaire findings in a retrospective study of 536 myocardial infarction patients. The average observation period was four years. On the basis of cardiac catheterization results, obtained during participation in post-clinical rehabilitation, four diagnostic groups were formed in order of disease severity. Return to work, early resumption of working following post-clinical rehabilitation, and the subjective perception of cardiac complaints did not show any clear-cut association with severity of the cardiac findings. The two conclusions drawn are that in addition to the somatic factors involved, psychosocial ones will have to be given greater emphasis in the rehabilitation process, and successful rehabilitation should not be determined exclusively on the criterion of vocational resettlement.
D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000379:methods*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000379:methods*
Aspekte der beruflichen Wiedereingliederung nach Herzinfarkt in Abhängigkeit vom Schweregrad der Erkrankung--Nachbefragung von Patienten mit Anschlussheilbehandlung.