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03-01-2019
Trajectories of perceived social support in acute coronary syndrome
Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 5/2019
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Purpose
Perceived social support is known to be an important predictor of health outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This study investigates patterns of longitudinal trajectories of patient-reported perceived social support in individuals with ACS.
Methods
Data are from 3013 patients from the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease registry who had their first cardiac catheterization between 2004 and 2011. Perceived social support was assessed using the 19-item Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS) 2 weeks, 1 year, and 3 years post catheterization. Group-based trajectory analysis based on longitudinal multiple imputation model was used to identify distinct subgroups of trajectories of perceived social support over a 3-year follow-up period.
Results
Three distinct social support trajectory subgroups were identified, namely: “High” social support group (60%), “Intermediate” social support group (30%), and “Low” social support subgroup (10%). Being female (OR = 1.67; 95% CI = [1.18–2.36]), depression (OR = 8.10; 95% CI = [4.27–15.36]) and smoking (OR = 1.70; 95% CI = [1.23–2.35]) were predictors of the differences among these trajectory subgroups.
Conclusion
Although the majority of ACS patients showed increased or fairly stable trajectories of social support, about 10% of the cohort reported declining social support. These findings can inform targeted psycho-social interventions to improve their perceived social support and health outcomes.