title: Survival and quality of life following elective open-heart surgery.
abstract: Eight hundred thirty-six patients who had open-heart surgery were available for analysis of health-related quality of life (HRQL) data and survival at the 1-year follow-up. Elective open-heart surgery patients with decreasing HRQL at 1 year following surgery may experience a survival disadvantage in comparison with those patients experiencing positive gains. Clinical care should extend beyond the immediate postoperative period.
authors.affiliation: Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia, USA. Linda.halpin@inova.com
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Halpin
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Sharon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: Niv
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ad
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000359:Aftercare; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010351:Patient Discharge; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014768:Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology