title: [Meaning the process of living the coronary artery bypass graft surgery: changes in lifestyle].
abstract: The study aimed to understand how patients mean your experience process of living after surgical revascularization. Will be presented in this article, a category and seven subcategories that represent significant changes from that experience, that is, the "consequences" component of the paradigm model, according to Grounded Theory, method of study. Participated in data collection 23 subjects The interviews were semi-structured and took place from October 2010 to August 2011. Significant changes are related to aspects of social and sexual life, work diet physical activity and drug treatment. We conclude that surgical revascularization experience encourages the reflection and the (re) think the lifestyle, it has limitations and difficulties that challenge changes in daily habits of patients and families to live a healthier process.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (PEN/UFSC), Santa Catarina, Brasil. gio.enfermagem@gmail.com
authors.forename: Giovana Dorneles
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Callegaro
authors.forename: Cintia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koerich
authors.forename: Gabriela Marcellino de Melo
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Lanzoni
authors.forename: Maria Aparecida
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Baggio
authors.forename: Alacoque Lorenzini
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Erdmann
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style