[Factors associated with convalescence and role reprisal in women after a coronary artery bypass].
The goal of this study was to describe how psychosocial, cultural, and sociodemographic factors influence the convalescent phase of women who have had an aorto coronary bypass graft (CABG) and to explore the relationship between those factors, the perception of health, and the recovery process. The women participating in this study were recruited during the preoperative period and contacted during the 9th and 12th week post surgery. It was observed that these women had psychosocial difficulties in the preoperative period. The study results demonstrated that some of those factors were influencing their health perception during the preoperative period. There did not appear to be any relation between their health perception and their recovery. Additional analysis demonstrated that their health perception in the postoperative period was better than during the preoperative period, and that their status improved according to the New York Heart Association Classification. Recommendations for future research and nursing practice are proposed.
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Infirmière, C.L.S.C. Parc Extension, Montréal, Québec.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003289:Convalescence / Q000523:psychology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012380:Role; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*