Positive affect moderates the effect of negative affect on cardiovascular disease-related hospitalizations and all-cause mortality after cardiac rehabilitation
Conclusion
The combination of NA with low PA was particularly predictive of poor prognosis. Whether reduction of NA and increase of PA, particularly in those with high NA, improves outcome needs to be tested.
Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Meyer, F. A., von Kanel, R., Saner, H., Schmid, J.-P., Stauber, S. Tags: Original scientific papers Source Type: research