Posttraumatic growth in post-surgical coronary artery bypass graft patients

Waight, Clint; Strodl, Esben; Sheridan, Judith; Tesar, Peter

doi:10.1177/2055102915571370

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“…Rediscovered body esteem and feeling of personal power are important areas of PTG. It is important to note that in Esther's case, this growth experience is symbolized by the scar; thus, growth is being constituted through her body 81 . have studied the PTG of patients who went through coronary artery surgery.…”

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“…It is important to note that in Esther's case, this growth experience is symbolized by the scar; thus, growth is being constituted through her body. 81 have studied the PTG of patients who went through coronary artery surgery. During this study, they broadened the knowledge base regarding the action and cognitive dimensions of growth.…”

Section: The New Family Member: Corporeal Posttraumatic Growth (Ptg)mentioning

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The role of the lived body during the integration of the traumatic experience of the sternotomy scar: A case study

Tomán,

Pintér,

Hargitai

2023

Evaluation Clinical Practice

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BackgroundOpen heart surgery is a potentially traumatic experience for patients, thus posing a real risk to both the patient's physical and mental health as well as bodily integrity. All of these can greatly affect the emotional relationship to the sternotomy scar, the physical aspect of self‐representation. Sternotomy scars mark patients for life, yet our knowledge of patients' subjective experiences is unknown.MethodIn our case study, we explore the embodied experiences of a woman (42) who underwent open heart surgery with the method of interpretative phenomenological analysis combined with drawings.Results:The body and the bodily experiences play a prominent role in the formation, healing process, and symbolism of a scar. The central core of the traumatic experience of open heart surgery is the attack against the patient's sensation of bodily integrity. The interviewee experiences the surgery as abuse committed on her body, a memory that is deeply etched both in the physical memory and in the form of a scar on the skin.Conclusion:Based on our study, it seems that the corporeal dimension of posttraumatic growth may develop after the traumatic experience of heart surgery, in which bodily intimacy with oneself and Significant Others plays a major role. In this case study, the objective reality of the heart as “sick” flesh and the “broken, pierced” bone (Körper), as well as the dissociation—and then its integration—of the lived, living body experience (Leib) are outlined. Our case study was analysed in the theoretical framework of phenomenology and psychoanalysis.

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confidence: 99%

Section: The New Family Member: Corporeal Posttraumatic Growth (Ptg)mentioning

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The role of the lived body during the integration of the traumatic experience of the sternotomy scar: A case study

Tomán,

Pintér,

Hargitai

2023

Evaluation Clinical Practice

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“…Information on capitalising social support, managing expected post-surgical problems, and resuming normal routine may have effected an attitudinal transformation that was antagonistic to the sick-role mindset and behaviour. Waight, Strodl, Sheridan, and Tesar, (2015) argued that the patients' potential for post-traumatic growth after CABG is influenced by their interpretations of change as well as their receipt of support from an acquaintance or a relative with experience of CABG. The knowledge and peer support delivered through PACE may have prompted post-traumatic growth that added up to favourable prognosis.…”

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Impact of psychosocial intervention on prognosis of cardiac surgery patients

Savio¹,

Hariharan

2020

Health Psych Res

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The study examined the impact of two types of psychosocial intervention on prognosis and psychological distress of patients subjected to Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), and investigated whether such impact was direct or mediated. A sample of 300 participants (243 men and 57 women; mean age: 56.1 years) was recruited into three groups. One group received a unique psycho-educational intervention called Programme for Affective and Cognitive Education (PACE), the second group was given a Relaxation intervention (Guided Imagery), and the third group had only standard medical treatment (Control). The PACE and Relaxation interventions were administered to patients alongside standard treatment a day before CABG as well as a day before discharge from hospital. Prognosis was assessed six weeks after discharge. Psychological distress was measured at baseline, week after discharge, and six weeks after discharge. Analyses of variance revealed a significant effect of groups on prognosis and a significant group × time interaction for psychological distress. The highest prognosis after CABG and the lowest psychological distress were found in the PACE group. Path analyses indicated that the PACE and Relaxation interventions negatively impacted psychological distress which in turn predicted higher prognosis. Only the PACE intervention additionally had a positive direct impact on prognosis. Both psychosocial interventions helped enhance the prognosis of patients after CABG primarily by reducing psychological distress. PACE emerged as a more effective intervention than Relaxation.

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“…Amputation is an irreversible process. Limb loss leads to changes in sensory input to the central nervous system, resulting in a series of maladjustment challenges such as limitations in self-care ability, and frequent mental health issues ( Waight et al, 2015 ).…”

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Motor Imagery-Related Changes of Neural Oscillation in Unilateral Lower Limb Amputation

Shan

Zeng

et al. 2022

Front. Neurosci.

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An amputation is known to seriously affect patient quality of life. This study aimed to investigate changes in neural activity in amputees during the postoperative period using neural electrophysiological techniques. In total, 14 patients with left lower limb amputation and 18 healthy participants were included in our study. All participants were required to perform motor imagery paradigm tasks while electroencephalogram (EEG) data were recorded. Data analysis results indicated that the beta frequency band showed significantly decreased oscillatory activity in motor imaging-related brain regions such as the frontal lobe and the precentral and postcentral gyri in amputees. Furthermore, the functional independent component analysis (fICA) value of neural oscillation negatively correlated with the C4 electrode power value of the motor imagery task in amputees (p < 0.05). Therefore, changes in neural oscillations and beta frequency band in motor imagery regions may be related to brain remodeling in amputees.

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Posttraumatic growth in post-surgical coronary artery bypass graft patients

Cited by 7 publications

References 42 publications

The role of the lived body during the integration of the traumatic experience of the sternotomy scar: A case study

The role of the lived body during the integration of the traumatic experience of the sternotomy scar: A case study

Impact of psychosocial intervention on prognosis of cardiac surgery patients

Motor Imagery-Related Changes of Neural Oscillation in Unilateral Lower Limb Amputation

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