title: Gender differences in quality of life for post coronary artery bypass grafting patients in Taiwan.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences in quality of life for post Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) patients in Taiwan. Cross-sectional survey research design and purposive sampling were used in this study, for which 100 subjects, including 50 males and 50 females, were recruited from a medical center in northern Taiwan. Quality of life was measured by Short Form 36, while gender role function and demographic data were collected using a demographic questionnaire. An Independent t test and one way ANOVA were employed to analyze data. Study results showed significant differences in quality of life between genders. There was a statistically significant difference in the physical component summary score, post-CABG, between males (M=45.5) and females (M=40.1, p< .05), which indicates that men demonstrated higher physical functioning than women. Within this component, the greatest difference between the genders was noted in sub-items related to physical functions. Men and women achieved mean scores of 42.2 and 37.9, respectively (p< .05). For the mental component summary section, sub-items related to vitality also demonstrated statistical significance; with men achieving a mean score of 49.6 and women a mean score of 45.2 (p< .05). Of interest, post-CABG patients who had greater role responsibilities, such as taking care of elderly or doing housework, obtained significantly higher quality of life scores.
authors: Graduate Institute and School of Nursing, National Taipei College of Nursing. henghsin@ntcn.edu.tw
authors: Heng-Hsin
authors: HH
authors: Tung
authors: Jen
authors: J
authors: Wei
authors: Chung-Yi
authors: CY
authors: Chang
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology