title: Impact of Cardiovascular Interventions on the Quality of Life in the Elderly.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The elderly population is growing rapidly. Political and socio-economic changes led to the demographic transition in this population with the highest number of surgeries and as well as many comorbidities.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the impact of cardiovascular intervention on quality of life of elderly patients after three and six months.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analytical prospective cohort study with elderly between 60 and 80 years of age, of both sexes, with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease and underwent cardiovascular intervention during the period June 2010 to June 2011. Data were collected by individual interviews in the pre and postoperative periods (after three and six months) by telephone. We used the SF-36 to analyse quality of life in order to assess the physical and mental health of the study population.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 44 individuals evaluated, 59.1% were men, 75% in the range of 65 to 74 years, 38.6% were white and 38.6% were black, 31.8% were uneducated, 43.2% were married and 68.2% had less than a minimum wage. Prevailed patients: non-diabetics (68.2%), non-obese (81.8%), hypertensive (84.1%), non-alcoholic and non-smokers (68.2% and 61.4%, respectively). A significant increase in the average of the SF-36 scores between pre and post-surgical periods (three and six months) for the domains: functional capacity, pain, general health, vitality and emotional aspect.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The elderly population undergoing intervention may have cardiovascular benefits and improvements of quality of life. Physical fitness improvement measures can be taken to resume that capability.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Albuquerque de
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Figueiredo Neto
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lívia Mariane Castelo Branco
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.affiliation: Universidade Ceuma, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Márcia Rodrigues
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Veras
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lorena Lauren Chaves
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Queiroz
authors.affiliation: Universidade Ceuma, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Karine de Paiva Lima Nogueira
authors.initials: Kde P
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.affiliation: Universidade Ceuma, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Priscylla de Oliveira
authors.initials: Pde O
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.affiliation: Universidade Ceuma, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexsandro Ferreira dos
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Joana Kátya Veras Rodrigues Sampaio
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Nunes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000523:psychology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D057234:Preoperative Period; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome