title: Clinical outcome and emotional-behavioural status after isolated coronary surgery.
abstract: In order to evaluate clinical and psychosocial results of isolated coronary artery by-pass graft (CABG) we studied 626 consecutive patients, mean age 61 +/- 8 years (86% men), in a follow-up (median: 58 months) with a complete questionnaire about cardiosurgical problems (post-operative vital status, angina relapse, infarction, heart failure, PTCA, redo, PM) and psychosocial variables (mood, irritableness, job satisfaction, hobby satisfaction, family relations, sexual activity, general well-being and work status). Global evaluation improvement of psychosocial variables was found in 71% of patients without cardiac events (group A) and 11% of patients with cardiac events (group B); worsening was found in 2% of group A and 1% of group B; no referred variations in 13% and 2% respectively (p < or = 0.05. Interests (in work, hobbies and sexual activities) demonstrate an improvement in 20% (group A) and 2% (group B); worsening in 12% (group A) and 4% (group B); no variations in 51% (group A) and 11% (group B) (p < or = 0.005). Patients reported a well-being evaluation improvement about 66% in the group returning to work without restriction, 13% in those with limitation, 6% no further working; worse or unchanged well-being evaluation was found in 9% of patients returning to work without restriction, 3% with limitation, 3% no further working (p < or = 0.001).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Fondazione Arturo Pinna Pintor, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pinna Pintor
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Torta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bartolozzi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caruzzo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cicolin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giammaria
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ravarino
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Triumbari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome