title: Practical Care Support During the Early Recovery Period After Acute Coronary Syndrome.
abstract: To describe the prevalence and predictors of receipt of practical support among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) survivors during the early post-discharge period.
  
  
  
  406 ACS patients were interviewed about receipt of practical (instrumental and informational) support during the week after discharge. Demographic, clinical, functional, and psychosocial predictors of instrumental and informational practical support were examined.
  
  
  
  81% of participants reported receiving practical support during the early post-discharge period: 75% reported receipt of instrumental support and 51% reported receipt of informational support. Men were less likely to report receiving certain types of practical support, whereas married participants and those with higher education, impaired health literacy, impaired activities of daily living, and in-hospital complications were more likely to report receiving certain types of practical support.
  
  
  
  Receipt of practical support is very common among ACS survivors during the early post-discharge period, and type of support received differs according to patient characteristics.
authors.affiliation: 1 Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Alexandra M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hajduk
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Jacquelyn E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hyde
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Molly E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Waring
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Darleen M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lessard
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: McManus
authors.affiliation: 3 Utah State University, Logan, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Fauth
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Stephenie C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lemon
authors.affiliation: 4 Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Jane S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Saczynski
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000451:nursing*; D000359:Aftercare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D057220:Health Literacy; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012648:Self Care; D012737:Sex Factors; D063189:Symptom Assessment
keywords: acute coronary syndrome; caregiver; disease management; support; treatment burden