title: A 5-year psycho-medical follow-up study of coronary by-pass artery graft patients.
abstract: This is a 5-year follow-up study of coronary artery by-pass graft (CABG) patients. Our aim was: To study the development of previously rated psycho-medical aspects, with special reference to depression among the CABG patients. The patients were sent two questionnaires, one of which focused on psycho-medical factors and the other on depression. The average rate of participation was 80%. The most important results were that previously high levels of depression were no longer to be found and that post-operative depression among the CABG patients clearly disappears over time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Líndal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hartharson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Magnússon
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alfrethsson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors