Long-term quality of life and posttraumatic stress following elective cardiac surgery: preliminary findings of a 5-year follow-up study

Long-term quality of life and posttraumatic stress following elective cardiac surgery: preliminary findings of a 5-year follow-up study

Background. Heart surgery is a major stressful event that can have a significant negative effect on patients’ quality of life (QoL) and may cause long-term posttraumatic stress reactions. The aim of this pilot study was to estimate the longitudinal change and predictors of health-related quality of...

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Main Authors: Daiva Gražulytė, Evaldas Kazlauskas, Ieva Norkienė, Smiltė Kolevinskaitė, Greta Kezytė, Indrė Urbanavičiūtė, Akvilė Sabestinaitė, Gintarė Korsakaitė, Paulina Želvienė, Donata Ringaitienė, Gintarė Šostakaitė, Jūratė Šipylaitė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2019-05-01
Series:Acta Medica Lituanica
Subjects:
cardiac surgery
health-related quality of life
posttraumatic stress
Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21279

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https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21279

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