Journals / Geriatri / 2002 / Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 2
The evaluation of quality of life in elderly patients after coronary by pass operation by means of SF-36
- Journal
- Geriatri
- Pages
- 64–67
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Abstract
It's known that in elderly patients, cardiac surgical procedures improve patient's quality.of lifeSF-36 test obtains important information on evaluation about the patient's quality of life who have undergone heart surgical proceduresSF-36 has been widely used in many areas of medicine. It has shown to be a useful method in assessment of life quality and outcome measurement. One of the most frequently usage area of this questionnaire is cardiovascular surgery Our purpose was to measure the functional status of the patients who had undergone cardiac surgery and to evaluate the impact of surgery on the quality of life. MATERIALS-METHODS: Between January 2001 and March 2001, in Sevket Demirel Heart Center, Süleyman Demirel University Medical School, Short-From (SF) 36 questionnaire was applied to fourty consecuitive patients older than 65 who had undergone coronary bypass operation in preoperative period and at the first month postoperatively. We prospectively studied fourty consecutive patients and assessments were made by physical, clinical, laboratory findings and the short-form (sf)-36, at preoperatively and one month after the surgery. Patients were requested to fill the questionnaires by themselves.In addition, patients were evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively by medical history, physical examination and laboratory data.Patients who have died following operation excluded from the study. RESULTS: Average ages of 40 patients in the study was 68.3 ± 3,25 (between 65 and 73) being 21 male (52.5%) and 19 female (47.5%). Preoperative and postoperative scores were; for general healt condition 17.1 ± 6.2 / 21.5 ±3.3, for social functioning 7.5 ± 5.4 / 9.4 ± 4.3, for emotional role 4.3 ± 6.8 / 5.7 ± 6.0, for physical functioning 24.9 ± 4.28 / 28.6 ± 6.2 and for physical role 5.6 ± 1.9 / 7.1 ± 5.5 respectively.Results were found to be statisticaly significant (p
Özet
AMAÇ: Yaşlı hastalarda kardiak cerrahi operasyonlarının hastanın yaşam kalitesini düzelttiği bilinmektedir. SF-36 testi kalp cerrahisi geçiren hastalarda yaşam kalitelerinin değerlendirilmesi üzerine etkileriyle ilgili önemli bilgiler verir.Birçok tıbbi alanda SF-36 testi yaygın kullanılmaktadır.Yaşam kalitesinin belirlenmesinde faydalı olduğu gösterilmiştir.En yaygın kullanıldığı alanlardan biride kalp damar cerrahisidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı kalp cerrahisi geçiren hastalarda ncerrahinin yaşam kalitesi üzerine etkisini ölçmektir. MATERYAL- METOD: Isparta Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Kalp Merkezi'nde Ocak 2001- Mart 2001 tarihleri arasında kalp cerrahisi geçiren ardışık 40 hasta, prospektif olarak, preoperatif dönemde ve postoperatif birinci ayda anamnez, fizik muayene, laboratuar, elektrokardiyografi, ekokardiografi bulgularıyla değerlendirilerek Short Form (SF)-36 anketi uygulandı. Hastalardan formları kendileri doldurmaları istendi. Bunun dışında hastalar preoperatif ve postoperatif evrede öykü, fizik muayene ve laboratuar bulgularıyla değerlendirildi.Ameliyat sonrası ex olanlar çalışmadan çıkarıldı. SONUÇLAR: Çalışmaya alınan 40 olgunun yaş ortalamaları 68.3±3,25 ( 65 ile 73 arasında) olup, 21'i erkek (%52.5 ),19'u kadındı ( %47.5 ).Tüm hastalarda ameliyat öncesi döneme göre belirgin düzelme saptanmıştır. En belirgin farklar, genel sağlık, , sosyal işlev ve duygu gösteriminde olmuştur (p