Does psychological distress directly increase risk of incident cardiovascular disease? Evidence from a prospective cohort study using a longer-term measure of distress
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Welsh, Jennifer; Banks, Emily; Joshy, Grace; Butterworth, Peter; Strazdins, Lyndall; Korda, Rosemary
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OBJECTIVE Cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence is elevated among people with psychological distress. However, whether the relationship is causal is unclear, partly due to methodological limitations, including limited evidence relating to longer-term rather than single time-point measures of distress. We compared CVD relative risks for psychological distress using single time-point and multi-time-point assessments using data from a large-scale cohort study. DESIGN We used questionnaire data,...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2021-02-16 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/289635 |
Source: | BMJ open |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039628 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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