On Parsimony and Tautology in the Study of Acute Coronary Syndrome

Authors

Bianchi Renzo, Université de NeuchâtelFollow
Irvin Sam Schonfeld, CUNY Graduate CenterFollow
Eric Laurent, Université Bourgogne - Franche-ComtéFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2017

Abstract

In a recent study, Zhang et al. concluded that burnout was associated with poor physical function and low quality of life after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In our estimation, the authors' study has at least two unnoticed, though major, methodological limitations: not controlling for depression and using a burnout scale that is a questionable choice.

Comments

This work was originally published in International Journal of Cardiology, available at doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.058