Quality of Life in Patients of Different Age Groups before and after Coronary Artery By-Pass Surgery.
OBJECTIVE
The study evaluates the changes in quality of life (QOL) six months after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) related to the patients' age.


METHODS
The total of 243 consecutive patients completed the Nottingham Health Profile Questionnaire part 1 before and six months after CABG. Postoperative questionnaire was completed by 226 patients. Patients were divided into four examined groups (<50, 50-59, 60-69 and ≥70 years), according to their age.


RESULTS
Six months after CABG, the quality of life in different sections has been significantly improved in most patients.The analysis of the relation between the age and the changes in QOL of patients six months after CABG showed a significant correlation among the patients' age and the improvement of QOL in the sections of physical mobility (r = 0.18, p = 0.008), social isolation (r = 0.17, p = 0.01) and energy ( r = 0.21, p = 0.002). The most prominent improvement was found in older patients. The age was not an independent predictor of QOL deterioration after CABG.


CONCLUSIONS
The most noticeable improvement of QOL six months after CABG was found in older patients. Age is not the independent predictor of deterioration of QOL after CABG.
University of Pristina, School of Medicine, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia.
Vladan
V
Peric
Snežana
S
Jovanovic-Markovic
Dejan
D
Peric
Dragisa
D
Rasic
Tatjana
T
Novakovic
Bogdan
B
Dejanovic
Milorad
M
Borzanovic
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires