Psychosocial status of patients randomly assigned to medical or surgical therapy for chronic stable angina.
Aspects of social and psychologic functioning are compared for 51 patients randomly assigned to surgical or medical management of chronic stable angina. No differences were found between the two groups in work status, social activity, adequacy of family functioning, perceived health, life satisfaction, memory span, extent of anxiety, hypochondriasis and hysteria. However, surgically treated patients were significantly less depressed and more likely to report improvement in health and family functioning after the initiation of treatment. It is concluded that the psychologic and social outcomes appear slightly more favorable in patients treated surgically than in those treated medically.
D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation