Psychological stress and 30-day all-cause hospital readmission in acute coronary syndrome patients: an observational cohort study.

Psychological stress and 30-day all-cause hospital readmission in acute coronary syndrome patients: an observational cohort study.

Many acute coronary syndrome (ACS; myocardial infarction and unstable angina) patients are rehospitalized within 30 days of discharge, and recent US health policy initiatives have tied hospital Medicare reimbursement to 30-day readmission rates. Patient-perceived psychological stress is thought to i...

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Main Authors: Donald Edmondson, Philip Green, Siqin Ye, Hadi J Halazun, Karina W Davidson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3951368?pdf=render

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