Long-term chest wall discomfort in women after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Heart Lung
; 27(3): 184-8, 1998.
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to determine the occurrence of long-term chest wall discomfort in women after coronary artery bypass grafting. DESIGN: Prospective repeated-measures design. SETTING: Posthospitalization. SAMPLE: Fifty-one women who had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting. Data were collected at 12 and 18 months by self-report and data collection instruments. INSTRUMENTS: Life Orientation Test, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Profile of Mood States, Sickness Impact Profile, interview schedule, and discomfort scale 0 to 10. RESULTS: Women who had an internal mammary artery graft had significantly (p = 0.003) more discomfort. Most discomforts were intermittent and did not interfere with daily activities. However, the feelings of numbness and itchiness tended to be continuous.
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Assunto principal:
Dor Pós-Operatória
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Dor no Peito
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Ponte de Artéria Coronária
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Heart Lung
Ano de publicação:
1998
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Article