Key result
Among 100 post-CABG patients, quality of life was significantly affected by gender, age, smoking, education, economic status, marital status, and comorbidities.
Why the study?
With a substantial decline in operative mortality following CABG, assessing quality of life and identifying its associated factors has become an important outcome to determine treatment benefits and risks.
What is the quality of life and what factors are associated with it in patients at least 6 months after coronary artery bypass grafting?
Population
100 CABG subjects with a postoperative period of minimum 6 months
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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May guide risk stratification in post-CABG care; leaves open whether associations are causal or modifiable.
Cross-Sectional (n=100)
No
What is the quality of life and what factors are associated with it in patients at least 6 months after coronary artery bypass grafting?
Quality of life following CABG is significantly influenced by demographic factors such as gender and age, as well as smoking, education, economic status, marital status, and comorbidities.
Pulimala et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Coronary artery disease (n=100). Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was evaluated on Quality of life assessed by the SF-36 questionnaire. Among 100 post-CABG patients, quality of life was significantly affected by gender, age, smoking, education, economic status, marital status, and comorbidities.
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