Journal
JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
Volume 39, Issue 4, Pages 687-693Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-016-9737-7
Keywords
Coronary artery disease; Prospective; Psychological; Stress; Women
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Funding
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institutes [N01-HV-68161, N01-HV-68162, N01-HV-68163, N01-HV-68164]
- National Institute on Aging [U0164829, U01 HL649141, U01 HL649241, K23HL105787, T32HL69751, R01 HL090957, 1R03AG032631]
- GCRC from the National Center for Research Resources [MO1-RR00425]
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences [UL1TR000124]
- Gustavus and Louis Pfeiffer Research Foundation, Danville, NJ,
- Women's Guild of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Ladies Hospital Aid Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA
- QMED, Inc.
- Laurence Harbor, NJ
- Edythe L. Broad
- Constance Austin Women's Heart Research Fellowships
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- Barbra Streisand Women's Cardiovascular Research and Education Program
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
- Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR), Washington, D.C.
- Linda Joy Pollin Women's Heart Health Program
- Erika Glazer Women's Heart Health Project, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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This paper evaluated long-term associations between psychosocial factors and premature mortality among women with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). We tracked total mortality events over a median 9.3 years in a cohort of 517 women [baseline mean age = 58.3 (11.4) years]. Baseline evaluations included coronary angiography, psychosocial testing, and CAD risk factors. Measures included the Spielberger Trait Anxiety Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, self-rated health, and Social Network Index. Cox regression analysis was used to assess relationships. Covariates included age, CAD risk factors, and CAD severity. BDI scores (HR 1.09, 95 % CI 1.02-1.15), STAI scores (HR .86, 95 % CI .78-.93), and very good self-rated health (relative to the poor self-rated health group; HR .33, 95 % CI .12-.96) each independently predicted time to mortality outcomes in the combined model. SNI scores (HR .91, 95 % CI .81-1.06) and other self-rated health categories (i.e., fair, good, and excellent categories) were not significant mortality predictors after adjusting for other psychosocial factors. These results reinforce and extend prior psychosocial research in CAD populations.
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