Why the study?
What are the preoperative and late postoperative psychosocial states following coronary artery bypass surgery?
Population
45 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
21 to 27 months
Authors
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Preoperative emotional screening may flag CABG patients for persistent impairment; leaves open whether interventions alter trajectories.
What are the preoperative and late postoperative psychosocial states following coronary artery bypass surgery?
A subset of patients undergoing CABG experience long-term psychological impairment, which appears to be predicted by preoperative emotional problems and fatalistic attitudes.
Strauss et al. (1992) studied this question.
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