Effect of difficulty affording health care on health status after coronary revascularization

An objective of the United States' Healthy People 2010 Initiative is to eliminate disparities based on socioeconomic status. We assessed the effect of difficulty affording health care on the health status (symptoms, function, and quality of life) of patients treated with percutaneous coronary i...

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Published in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2005-05, Vol.111 (20), p.2572-2578
Main Authors: SPERTUS, John, DECKER, Carole, WOODMAN, Catherine, HOUSE, John, JONES, Phil, O'KEEFE, James, BORKON, A. Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Angina Pectoris
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Cardiology. Vascular system
Coronary heart disease
Cost of Illness
Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous
Female
Health Status
Heart
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Motor Activity
Myocardial Revascularization - economics
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Quality of Life
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:An objective of the United States' Healthy People 2010 Initiative is to eliminate disparities based on socioeconomic status. We assessed the effect of difficulty affording health care on the health status (symptoms, function, and quality of life) of patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention or CABG. A consecutive, single-center cohort of 480 patients undergoing coronary revascularization received the Seattle Angina Questionnaire at the time of their procedure and at subsequent monthly intervals for 6 months. At baseline, patients who reported somewhat of a burden to a severe burden in affording health care had significantly lower scores on the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (mean+/-SD) with respect to angina (55+/-29 versus 68+/-25, P
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.474775