title: The relationships among social support and short- and long-term recovery outcomes in men with coronary heart disease.
abstract: To determine the extent to which social support from the spouse and a health care provider (HCP) is associated with short- and long-term recovery outcomes in individuals after a cardiac illness, 93 patients were interviewed 2 months (short-term) after their event; 73 (78%) subjects responded to a follow-up questionnaire 1 year later (long-term). Tangible aid from the spouse was associated with better short-term psychological recovery. Satisfaction with and more emotional support from the spouse were associated with better short- and long-term psychological recovery outcomes. Greater satisfaction with HCP support was associated with patients' short- and long-term physical recoveries. These results highlight the value of different sources and types of support as having differential effects on physical and psychological recovery outcomes.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Kearney 68849, USA.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Yates
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012944:Social Support; D013997:Time Factors