Lower Financial Status and Adherence to Medication Determines 10-Year (2004-2014) All-Cause Mortality and Risk for Acute Coronary Syndrome Incidence Among Cardiac Patients: the GREECS Study

摘要

Background: Financial status has been considered as an important health determinant and associated with compliance to healthier lifestyle habits, medical treatment and increased prevalence of mental disorders. The aim of this work was to evaluate the association between financial status, patient adherence to medication, 10-year all-cause mortality and risk for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), in a Greek sample of cardiac patients.