Gender and Recovery from Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery A Psychological Perspective /

• Main Author: Kendel, Friederike (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Darmstadt : Steinkopff, 2009.
• Series: Fortschritte in der Herz-, Thorax-und Gefäßchirurgie ; 7
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cardiology.; Medicine & Public Health.

The number of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operations has increased continually over the past decade. To date, roughly one-third of these are performed on women. Despite the tremendous progress made in cardiovascular surgery, not all patients profit equally from it, and the mortality rate of...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Gender Differences in Mortality After CABG
• Gender Aspects of Risk Factors
• Outcome Measures
• Hypotheses: Gender Differences in Risk Factors and Outcomes
• Moderator Hypotheses
• Mediator Hypotheses. Method: Participants
• Measurements
• General Statistical Procedures
• Sample
• Results: Predictors of Mortality and Physical Functioning Based on Preoperative Data
• Predictors of Well-Being Based on Longitudinal Data
• Predictive Relationship Between Physical Functioning and Depression
• Discussion: Gender Differences in Outcome
• Gender Aspects in Recovery
• Is Depression Predictive for Physical Functioning?- Limitations
• Clinical Implications
• Conclusion
• Summary
• References.