title: [The influence of undertaken invasive or medical treatment on the quality of life of patients with acute coronary syndrome].
abstract: The acute coronary syndrome is still one of the main health problems not only in Poland but also in the whole world population. There are two possible ways of treatment: medical or invasive, most often percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Their aim is to prolong life duration and improvement of life quality. The quality of life is defined as a position in life, that relates to physical state and fitness, mental status, social situation, economical conditions and somatic expressions. The aim of the study was to assess the influence of different methods of undertaken treatment on estimation of the quality of life of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
  
  
  METHODS
  210 patients with ACS were included. The study was carried out in two stages: first stage--during hospitalization, second one--one year after discharge. Medical documentation analysis was done, the quality of life (QoL) among the population in the study was assessed by means of the Questionnaire SF-36 v2.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were statistically significant differences between patients treated medically and invasively observed in two of eight scales on stage I. A year after falling ill with acute coronary syndrome the quality of life improved according to evaluation performed by all the 8 scales.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The information obtained from the study showed that a better quality of life was observed among people who received invasive treatment. Quality of life was better on stage II.
authors.affiliation: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Instytut Fizjoterapii. rcelinski@op.pl
authors.forename: Rafał
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Celiński
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life