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Coronary heart disease from a psychosocial perspective: socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities among Slovak patients Zuzana Škodová
Z. Škodová 2008 Address for correspondence: Zuzana Škodová, Kosice Institute for Society and Health, University PJ Safarik, Faculty of Arts, Moyzesova 16, Kosice 04001, Kosice, Slovak Republic zuzanaskodova@yahoo.com This work was supported by the Slovak Research and Development Agency under Contract No. APVV-20-038305, and by the Slovak Cardiology Society. Design: Diana Matláková Press: Equilibria, s.r.o. Printed in Slovak Republic ISBN: 9789077113790
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN Coronary heart disease from a psychosocial perspective: socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities among Slovak patients Proefschrift ter verkrijging van het doctoraat in de Medische Wetenschappen aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen op gezag van de Rector Magnificus, dr. F. Zwarts, in het openbaar te verdedigen op maandag 15 december 2008 om 14.45 uur door Zuzana Skodova geboren op 5 februari 1981 te Martin (Slowakije)
Promotor Prof. dr. S.A. Reijneveld Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Copromotores Dr. J.P. van Dijk Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Dr. I. Nagyova Safarik University - Kosice Dr. L.J. Middel Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Dr. M. Studencan East Slovakian Institute for Cardiac and Vascular Diseases - Kosice Beoordelingscommissie Prof. dr. J.H.B. Geertzen Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Prof. dr. J.J.L. van der Klink Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Prof. dr. F. Zijlstra Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 7 Chapter 2 Design of the study 23 Chapter 3 Socioeconomic differences in psychosocial factors contributing to coronary heart disease: A review 31 Skodova Z, Nagyova I, van Dijk JP, Sudzinova A, Vargova H, Studencan M, Reijneveld SA. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings (in press). Chapter 4 Socioeconomic inequalities in quality of life and psychological outcomes among cardiac patients 50 Skodova Z, Nagyova I, van Dijk JP, Sudzinova A, Vargova H, Rosenberger J, Middel B, Studencan M, Reijneveld SA. Submitted. Chapter 5 Vital exhaustion in coronary heart disease: the impact of socioeconomic status 65 Skodova Z, Nagyova I, Rosenberger J, van Dijk JP, Middel B, Vargova H, Sudzinova A, Studencan M, Reijneveld SA. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, 2008;15:572-6. Chapter 6 Psychosocial factors of coronary heart disease and quality of life among Roma coronary patients: a study matched by socioeconomic position 78 Skodova Z, van Dijk JP, Nagyova I, Rosenberger J, Studencan M, Reijneveld SA. Submitted. Chapter 7 Psychosocial predictors of change in quality of life among patients with coronary heart disease 95 Skodova Z, van Dijk JP,, Nagyova I, Rosenberger J, Middel B, Reijneveld SA. Submitted.
Chapter 8 General discussion, implications for future research and practice and conclusions 111 Summary 125 Samenvatting 129 Zhrnutie 133 Acknowledgements 137 About the author 139 Kosice Institute for Society and Health and previous dissertations 141 Graduate School for Health Research SHARE and previous dissertations 143