Anger, hostility, and hospitalizations in patients with heart failure.
Felicia KeithDavid S KrantzRusan ChenKristie M HarrisCatherine M WareAmy K LeePaula G BelliniStephen S GottliebPublished in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2017)
The construct of Hostility and several components of Anger are predictive of hospitalizations that were not specific to cardiac causes. Mechanisms common to a variety of health problems, such as self-care and risky health behaviors, may be involved in these associations. (PsycINFO Database Record