Predictors For Physical And Mental Health 6 Months After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting A Cohort Study

Background Knowledge of predictors for health related quality of life (HRQoL) after coronary artery bypass grafting is limited Aim To identify preoperative and postoperative factors related to physical and mental health status 6 months after surgeryMethods 185 patients completed the Short Form-36 survey preoperatively and 6 months after surgery Multiple linear regression was used to identify significant independent predictors for both physical and mental health component summary scores 6 months after surgeryResults Significant predictors for physical health were preoperative physical status (PCS) marital status hospitalised with acute myocardial infarction and serum creatine kinase MB (CK-MB) 1st postoperative day Preoperative mental status (MCS and anxiety and/or depression symptoms) and postoperative pleural drainage were significant predictors of mental health 6 months after surgeryConclusion This study identified predictors that have an impact on CABG patients HRQoL 6 months after surgery These predictors could cause elevated risk for morbidity and mortality Clinicians have the opportunity to improve the HRQoL of CABG patients by targeting counselling and/or interventions focusing on the identified predictors (C) 2010 European Society of Cardiology Published by Elsevier B V All rights reserved