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Adaptive behavior in stressful situations in relation to postinfarction mortality results from prospective cohort study "Men born in 1914" in Malmo, Sweden

André-Petersson, Lena LU ; Hagberg, Bo LU ; Janzon, Lars LU and Steen, G (2003) In International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 10(1). p.79-92
Abstract
The serial Color Word Test, which is a semi-experimental way to differentiate adaptive behavior in stressful situations, was administered at baseline to men participating in the prospective cohort study "Men born in 1914". During follow-up, from 1982-1983 until December 31, 1996, 133 men experienced a myocardial infarction. Four patterns of adaptive behavior in 2 separate dimensions, the Variability and the Regression, can be discerned during testing. These patterns were compared regarding outcome following the myocardial infarction. The Cumulative-dissociative pattern of the Regression dimension was univariately associated with mortality within 28 days (OR 5.75, CI 1.85-17.88, p = .003). Dissociative (OR 3.87, CI 1.21-12.42, p = .023) and... (More)
The serial Color Word Test, which is a semi-experimental way to differentiate adaptive behavior in stressful situations, was administered at baseline to men participating in the prospective cohort study "Men born in 1914". During follow-up, from 1982-1983 until December 31, 1996, 133 men experienced a myocardial infarction. Four patterns of adaptive behavior in 2 separate dimensions, the Variability and the Regression, can be discerned during testing. These patterns were compared regarding outcome following the myocardial infarction. The Cumulative-dissociative pattern of the Regression dimension was univariately associated with mortality within 28 days (OR 5.75, CI 1.85-17.88, p = .003). Dissociative (OR 3.87, CI 1.21-12.42, p = .023) and Cumulative-dissociative (OR 5.46, CI 1.66-17.96, p = .005) patterns, of the same dimension, were independently associated with mortality within one year. Specific difficulties in adaptation to stressful situations were associated with increased risk of death following a myocardial infarction. In this male sample, these difficulties could be identified with the serial Color Word Test. (Less)
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mortality, stress, Test, adaptive behavior, Color Word, myocardial infarction
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International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
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10
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79 - 92
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Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
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  • pmid:12581950
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1070-5503
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10.1207/S15327558IJBM1001_07
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English
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  author       = {{André-Petersson, Lena and Hagberg, Bo and Janzon, Lars and Steen, G}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{79--92}},
  publisher    = {{Lawrence Erlbaum Associates}},
  series       = {{International Journal of Behavioral Medicine}},
  title        = {{Adaptive behavior in stressful situations in relation to postinfarction mortality results from prospective cohort study "Men born in 1914" in Malmo, Sweden}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/S15327558IJBM1001_07}},
  doi          = {{10.1207/S15327558IJBM1001_07}},
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