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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-16
pubmed:abstractText
This prospective observational study aimed to assess the impact of employment status and deprivation on quality of life 12 months after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Patients completed a questionnaire at baseline and at 1 year follow-up including a health utility score (EQ-5D), symptoms and employment status. Deprivation was assessed using the Carstairs' deprivation category based on area postcodes. The majority (79.6%) of patients of working age returned to work within 12 months. Unemployment was associated with a lower quality of life (QoL) at baseline (0.49 (0.32) vs 0.61 (0.27), p=0.002) and less improvement in QoL 1 year after PCI (0.15 (0.37) vs 0.26 (0.31), p<0.012). Furthermore, unemployed patients had significantly less improvement in chest pain score (p=0.002) and breathlessness (p<0.001). Unemployed patients from the most deprived areas had lowest QoL at follow-up and least improvement in QoL at 1 year. Unemployment and deprivation are associated with poorer outcomes following PCI.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1874-1754
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
122
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
168-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Unemployment and deprivation are associated with a poorer outcome following percutaneous coronary angioplasty.
pubmed:publicationType
Letter