Negative attitudes among short-term stroke survivors predict worse long-term survival.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patients respond to serious illness in different ways. We wished to determine whether different attitudes toward illness are associated with survival after stroke. METHODS: Three hundred seventy-two stroke patients were identified and medically assessed as part of a randomize...

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Main Authors: Lewis, S, Dennis, MS, O'Rourke, S, Sharpe, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001