[Effect of social factors on quality of life of survivors of myocardial infarction].
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of the social environment on the quality of life of the survivors of an acute myocardial infarction.


METHODS
A prospective cohort study was carried out with telephone follow up of patients admitted in the Intensive Care Units of six public hospitals in the region of Valencia (Spain). Three hundred eighty consecutive patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction were studied being followed a median of 3.4 years. Follow up was complete in 91.6% of the cases.


RESULTS
The global quality of life was good. The component most affected was that of physical activity. Following control of the effect of the biologic and health care covariables, the quality of life was inversely and independently associated with age, female sex, low educative level and foreigness.


CONCLUSIONS
Unequality was found in regard to the quality of life based on the socioeconomic level of survivors of acute myocardial infarction.
Gutiérrez Vicén
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Becaria FIS. Unidad de Investigación, Hospital d'Elx. Elx. Alicante.
Latour Pérez
J
J
López Camps
V
V
Bonastre Mora
J
J
Giner Boix
J S
JS
Rodríguez Serra
M
M
Rosado Bretón
L
L
D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors
Efecto de los factores sociales sobre la calidad de vida de los supervivientes de un infarto de miocardio.