Quality of life after open heart surgery 16?18 May 1991

Walter, P. J.; Mohan, Ravinder; Dahan-Mizrahl, S.

doi:10.1007/bf00435439

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“…Counselling, in the form of information and advice given before surgery, emotional support, and the opportunity to discuss problems that are anticipated, reduces the prevalence of psychological problems after mastectomy 15 16 and cardiac surgery 17…”

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Coping with loss: Surgery and loss of body parts

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Parkes

1998

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Section: Preventing Problemsmentioning

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Coping with loss: Surgery and loss of body parts

Maguire

Parkes

1998

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“…4 It is assumed that these barriers influence patients' quality of life. 5 It is, however, uncertain whether the quality of life is associated with the severity of the congenital heart disease.…”

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Is the severity of congenital heart disease associated with the quality of life and perceived health of adult patients?

Moons

2005

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Objective: To explore whether the severity of congenital heart disease is associated with the quality of life and perceived health status of adult patients. Design: Descriptive, cross sectional study. Setting: Adult congenital heart disease programme in one tertiary care centre in Belgium. Patients: 629 patients (378 men, 251 women) with a median age of 24 years. Main outcome measures: Disease severity was operationalised in terms of initial diagnosis (classification of Task Force 1 of the 32nd Bethesda Conference), illness course (disease severity index), and current functional status (New York Heart Association (NYHA) class, ability index, congenital heart disease functional index, and left ventricular ejection fraction). Quality of life was measured by a linear analogue scale, the satisfaction with life scale, and the schedule for evaluation of individual quality of life. Perceived health status was also assessed with a linear analogue scale. Results: Scores derived from the disease severity classification systems were weakly negatively associated with quality of life and health status, ranging from 20.05 to 20.27. The NYHA functional class and ability index were consistently associated with quality of life and perceived health. Conclusions: This study showed that the severity of congenital heart disease is marginally associated with patients' quality of life and perceived health. Functional status was more related to patients' assessment of their quality of life than was the initial diagnosis or illness course.

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“…17 If an operation is planned the patient will need to be prepared for both the operation and its short term and long term consequences. Those about to undergo an amputation should be warned that a phantom limb, which may be painful, might persist for a while, and they should be invited to share any doubts or fears they have.…”

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Cambodia---after the killing fields

Nathanson¹

1998

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Quality of life after open heart surgery 16?18 May 1991

Cited by 12 publications

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Coping with loss: Surgery and loss of body parts

Coping with loss: Surgery and loss of body parts

Is the severity of congenital heart disease associated with the quality of life and perceived health of adult patients?

Cambodia---after the killing fields

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