Anxiety and depression after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: most get better, some get worse

BM Murphy, PC Elliott, RO Higgins… - European Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background To target interventions, patients at risk for poor outcomes after a cardiac event
need to be identified. We investigated trajectories of anxiety and depression after coronary …

An evaluation of self-report physical activity instruments used in studies involving cardiac patients

MR Le Grande, PC Elliott, MUC Worcester… - Journal of …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE Given the importance of physical activity (PA) in cardiac rehabilitation and
prevention, measuring it in a valid and reliable manner is a practical challenge. Measuring …

Trajectories and predictors of anxiety and depression in women during the 12 months following an acute cardiac event

BM Murphy, PC Elliott, MUC Worcester… - British journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. Many previous investigations of the recovery of emotional well‐being,
particularly the resolution of depression, following an acute cardiac event assume that all …

Current activity guidelines for CABG patients are too restrictive: comparison of the forces exerted on the median sternotomy during a cough vs. lifting activities …

R Parker, JL Adams, G Ogola… - The Thoracic and …, 2008 - thieme-connect.com
Background: The current activity guidelines for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG)
patients are overly restrictive, hindering recovery. As the sternotomy repair must withstand …

Quality of life and behavioral compliance in cardiac rehabilitation patients: a longitudinal survey

R Komorovsky, A Desideri, P Rozbowsky… - International journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Few data regarding inter-relations between health-related quality of life
(HRQoL) and compliance are available. The aim of present study was to assess which …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of a self-regulation lifestyle program for post-cardiac rehabilitation patients

VR Janssen - Archives of Internal Medicine, 2008 - scholarlypublications …
Despite the demonstrated effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation programs on disease
outcome, many cardiac rehabilitation patients fail to achieve secondary prevention targets …

Kvinnors upplevelse av livskvalitet efter CABG-operation

AC Kjellgren, L Persson - 2008 - diva-portal.org
Det största folkhälsoproblemet bland kvinnor är hjärt-kärlsjukdom. Kvinnor är
underrepresenterade bland patienter som får behandling i form av CABG-operation. CABG …