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ArticleActa medica Lituanic2019

Long-term quality of life and posttraumatic stress following elective cardiac surgery: preliminary findings of a 5-year follow-up study.

Daiva Gražulytė, Evaldas Kazlauskas, Ieva Norkienė, Smiltė Kolevinskaitė, Greta Kezytė, Indrė Urbanavičiūtė, Akvilė Sabestinaitė, Gintarė Korsakaitė, Paulina Želvienė, Donata Ringaitienė and 2 more

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Daiva GražulytėClinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Evaldas KazlauskasCentre for Psychotraumatology, Institute of Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Ieva NorkienėClinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Smiltė KolevinskaitėClinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Greta KezytėClinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Indrė UrbanavičiūtėClinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Akvilė SabestinaitėClinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Gintarė KorsakaitėCentre for Psychotraumatology, Institute of Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Paulina ŽelvienėCentre for Psychotraumatology, Institute of Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Donata RingaitienėClinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Gintarė ŠostakaitėCentre of Anaestesiology, Intensive Therapy and Pain Management, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Jūratė ŠipylaitėClinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.

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backgroundHeart surgery is a major stressful event that can have a significant negative effect on patients' quality of life (QoL) and may cause long-term posttraumatic stress reactions. The aim of this pilot study was to estimate the longitudinal change and predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) dynamics and identify factors associated with PTS at 5-year follow-up (T2) after elective cardiac surgery and associations with pre-surgery (T1) QoL. MATERIALS AND

methodsSingle-centre prospective study was conducted after Regional Bioethics Committee approval. Adult consecutive patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery were included. HRQOL was measured using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire before (T1) and 5-years after (T2) cardiac surgery. Posttraumatic stress was assessed using the International Trauma Questionnaire.

resultsThe pilot study revealed a significant positive change at 5-year follow-up in several domains of SF-36: physical functioning (PF), energy/fatigue (E/F), and social functioning (SF). Prolonged postoperative hospital stay was associated with change in SF (

conclusionsHRQOL improved from baseline to five years postoperatively. Patients with lower preoperative HRQOL scores tended to have a more significant improvement of HRQOL five years after surgery. A prolonged postoperative hospital stay had a negative impact on postoperative social functioning, energy/fatigue, and emotional well-being. Increased levels of PTSD were found in cardiac surgery patients following five years after the surgery.

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cardiac surgeryhealth-related quality of lifeposttraumatic stress

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PMCPMC6586388

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