Abstract
Eight hundred thirty-six patients who had open-heart surgery were available for analysis of health-related quality of life (HRQL) data and survival at the 1-year follow-up. Elective open-heart surgery patients with decreasing HRQL at 1 year following surgery may experience a survival disadvantage in comparison with those patients experiencing positive gains. Clinical care should extend beyond the immediate postoperative period.
MeSH terms
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Activities of Daily Living / psychology
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Aftercare
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Aged
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Analysis of Variance
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Attitude to Health*
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Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
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Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / mortality
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Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / psychology
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Chi-Square Distribution
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Elective Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
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Elective Surgical Procedures* / mortality
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Elective Surgical Procedures* / psychology
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Health Services Needs and Demand
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Health Status*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Nurse's Role
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Nursing Methodology Research
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Patient Discharge
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Proportional Hazards Models
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Quality of Life / psychology*
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Survival Analysis
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Survival Rate
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Treatment Outcome
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Virginia / epidemiology