February 9, 2008European Journal of Cardiovascular NursingOpen Access

Depressed Mood Over Time after Open Heart Surgery Impacts Patient Well-Being: A Combined Study

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Population

80 consecutively included patients recovering from open heart surgery (OHS)

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

3 years

Authors

AKAnn‐Kristin KarlssonUniversity of Gothenburg ELEvy LidellHalmstad University MJMats JohanssonMinistry of Finance

Discussion

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Implication

May warrant mood screening after OHS; leaves open whether intervention improves long-term reorientation.

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Population

80 consecutively included patients recovering from open heart surgery (OHS)

Outcome

Presence of depressed mood and well-being assessed via questionnaire and telephone interview at 5 weeks, 5 months, and 3 years after OHSpatient reported

Depressed mood is highly prevalent (52%) up to 3 years after open heart surgery and significantly impairs long-term patient well-being and life reorientation.

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Karlsson et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a75b2ce756843cacbb22401 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2007.12.003

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Depressed Mood Over Time after Open Heart Surgery Impacts Patient Well-Being: A Combined Study

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Depressed Mood Over Time after Open Heart Surgery Impacts Patient Well-Being: A Combined Study

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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