2012
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2012.21.6.349
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Coronary artery bypass grafting: quality of life of patients in Karachi

Abstract: QOL improved from prior to and 1 month after CABG while differing (in specific domains) with respect to age, gender and cardiac rehabilitation programme attendance. The findings can be used to develop interventions to improve health and QOL in specific domains with respect to specific groups.

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“…The reason for that result is that the majority of female patients were older age, not working, had multiple diseased vessels, lower preoperative scores in all domains of QOL, and had multiple comorbidities. This is in line with previous findings reported in Pakistan and Belgrade [17,18]. But, two Iranian studies found no significant association between sex and change in QOL scores [19,20].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…The reason for that result is that the majority of female patients were older age, not working, had multiple diseased vessels, lower preoperative scores in all domains of QOL, and had multiple comorbidities. This is in line with previous findings reported in Pakistan and Belgrade [17,18]. But, two Iranian studies found no significant association between sex and change in QOL scores [19,20].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…In a study conducted by Unsar and associates [43] comparing HRQOL in patients with and without coronary diseases, the results showed that patients with coronary diseases have lower results in physical difficulties such as mobility, elimination, hearing, breathing, physical activity, and sexual vitality functionality, which can affect their postoperative functional status. As a result of a change in health, it has been reported following rehabilitation that it can relieve pain, reduce depression, and help patients perform daily physical activities to relieve symptoms of other illnesses associated with CHD and surgery, which are all in line with the results of other studies [34,44,45].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 73%
“…Indeed, cardiac rehabilitation programs have evolved and gained ground in the prevention and treatment of heart disease, demonstrating effectiveness and contributing to the quality of life in today’s society (Griffo et al, 2013). A study conducted on patients with heart failure, who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting, was evaluated the quality of life in the preoperative and postoperative periods, relating it to their age, anxiety and cardiac rehabilitation programme attendance (Barolia et al, 2012). After all the coronary artery bypass grafting recovery process, it is possible concluded that the quality of life of patients improved from prior to and 1 month after coronary artery bypass grafting while differing with respect to age, gender and cardiac rehabilitation programme attendance (Barolia et al, 2012).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%