title: [Health-related quality of life in the elderly after coronary artery bypass grafting].
abstract: Despite of higher operative risk in the elderly, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is more often performed in this age group to achieve the remission of the disease and to improve the quality of life. The aim of the study was to assess some subjective and objective health indices in the elderly two years after CABG (I group) in comparison to analogous group of older patients just waiting for CABG (II group). 109 patients aged 65 years and older, consecutively discharged from the Cardiac Surgery Department 2 years ago, were analyzed as well as 60 patients currently waiting for such surgery. Both groups of patients did not differ with demographic features. The health related quality of life was measured with the EASYCare questionnaire and similar one of own construction supplemented with some items of the WHOQol-BREF scale. Two years after CABG, 100 patients were available for the study (six persons died and three persons refused). Response rate was 92%. Significant reduction of symptoms of the coronary artery disease were shown. The chest pain was declared in 18% in I group vs 70% in II group; palpitation in 23% in I group vs 38% in II group and effort angina in 38% in I group vs 65% in II group. The positive evaluation of the health status was declared significantly more often in the patients of I group in comparison to patients in II group. CABG caused positive change concerning health-related quality of life in the elderly two years after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Kardiochirurgii Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku. tomlap@piasta.pl
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lapiński
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bień
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilmańska
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome