May 1, 2008Health Psychology

Psychosocial factors in heart surgery: Presurgical vulnerability and postsurgical recovery.

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Why the study?

Do presurgical psychosocial factors predict hospital length of stay in patients undergoing heart surgery?

Population

550 patients undergoing heart surgeries, including bypass grafting and valve procedures.

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

Until hospital discharge (length of stay)

Authors

RCRichard J. ContradaEnvironmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute DBDavid A. BoulifardHenry M. Jackson Foundation EHEric B. HeklerRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Implication

May support presurgical psychosocial assessment in heart surgery; leaves open whether modifying factors shortens stay.

Structured PICO

Do presurgical psychosocial factors predict hospital length of stay in patients undergoing heart surgery?

Population

550 patients undergoing heart surgeries, including bypass grafting and valve procedures.

Intervention

Psychosocial vulnerability assessment (distress, perceived social support, personality, religious factors) via interviews about five days before surgery.

Outcome

Hospital length of stay (LOS) and indicators of presurgical psychosocial vulnerability.

Presurgical psychosocial factors, including depression and low social support, independently predict longer hospital length of stay following heart surgery.

Cite This Study

Contrada et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a90d0d4e55c7a42f270f487 https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.27.3.309

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Psychosocial factors in heart surgery: Presurgical vulnerability and postsurgical recovery.

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Psychosocial factors in heart surgery: Presurgical vulnerability and postsurgical recovery.

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