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Examination Of The Potential Association Of Stress With Morbidity And Mortality Outcomes In Patient With Heart Failure, Abdullah S. Alhurani, Rebecca Dekker, Elizabeth Tovar, Alison Bailey, Terry A. Lennie, David C. Randall, Debra K. Moser
Examination Of The Potential Association Of Stress With Morbidity And Mortality Outcomes In Patient With Heart Failure, Abdullah S. Alhurani, Rebecca Dekker, Elizabeth Tovar, Alison Bailey, Terry A. Lennie, David C. Randall, Debra K. Moser
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OBJECTIVES: The high mortality and morbidity rates associated with heart failure are still not well explained. A few psychosocial factors have been studied and explain some of this risk, but other factors, like stress, remain largely unexplored in heart failure. This study aimed to (1) examine the association of stress with 6-month cardiac event-free survival, (2) examine the relationship of stress with salivary cortisol, and (3) examine the association of salivary cortisol level with 6-month cardiac event-free survival.
METHOD: A total of 81 heart failure patients participated. Stress was measured using the brief Perceived Stress Scale. Cortisol was …