Introduction
Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) is becoming a common practice in our society with approximately 469,000 procedures occurring each year (Pick, 2008). Recovering from this surgery not only entails a long physical recovery, but it can also have an emotional effect on the patient. The emotional well-being of the patient can have a negative consequence on the recovery of the patient. Added stress and depression after the surgery could lead to a complicated recovery and possible readmission to the hospital. Two studies reviewed focused on addressing the effect of depression and anxiety on the quality of life after surgery and the adverse effect of stressors on patient’s recovery after a CABG (Tully, Baker, Turnbull, Winefield, & Knight, 2009; Parvan, Zamanzadeh, Dizji, Shabestari, &Safaie, 2013), discovering ways to decrease the amount of stress and anxiety experienced by the patient could help improve patient outcomes.
Literature Review
Tully et al. (2009) studied 193 patients who were first time CABG surgery patients between January 1999 and December 2005 at a medical center in South Australia. The purpose of the study was to explore the role of depression and anxiety in relation to …show more content…
(2013) conducted a descriptive study of 68 first time CABG patients, 40-75 years old, in a cardiac surgical ward in, Iran between June and August 2011. The purpose of the study was to determine the patient’s perceptions of stressors in the recovery period after coronary artery bypass surgery (Parvan et al, 2013). The patients completed a Revised Cardiac Surgery Stressors Scale survey on the third and fifth day post operatively (Parvan et al., 2013). The survey had a Cronbach Alpha of r=.08 (Parvan et al., 2013). Intrapersonal stressors such as pain, dying from surgery, and change in diet were compared to interpersonal stressors such as needing assistance with activities, taking medications, and the number of doctors involved (Parvan et al.,
Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) is becoming a common practice in our society with approximately 469,000 procedures occurring each year (Pick, 2008). Recovering from this surgery not only entails a long physical recovery, but it can also have an emotional effect on the patient. The emotional well-being of the patient can have a negative consequence on the recovery of the patient. Added stress and depression after the surgery could lead to a complicated recovery and possible readmission to the hospital. Two studies reviewed focused on addressing the effect of depression and anxiety on the quality of life after surgery and the adverse effect of stressors on patient’s recovery after a CABG (Tully, Baker, Turnbull, Winefield, & Knight, 2009; Parvan, Zamanzadeh, Dizji, Shabestari, &Safaie, 2013), discovering ways to decrease the amount of stress and anxiety experienced by the patient could help improve patient outcomes.
Literature Review
Tully et al. (2009) studied 193 patients who were first time CABG surgery patients between January 1999 and December 2005 at a medical center in South Australia. The purpose of the study was to explore the role of depression and anxiety in relation to …show more content…
(2013) conducted a descriptive study of 68 first time CABG patients, 40-75 years old, in a cardiac surgical ward in, Iran between June and August 2011. The purpose of the study was to determine the patient’s perceptions of stressors in the recovery period after coronary artery bypass surgery (Parvan et al, 2013). The patients completed a Revised Cardiac Surgery Stressors Scale survey on the third and fifth day post operatively (Parvan et al., 2013). The survey had a Cronbach Alpha of r=.08 (Parvan et al., 2013). Intrapersonal stressors such as pain, dying from surgery, and change in diet were compared to interpersonal stressors such as needing assistance with activities, taking medications, and the number of doctors involved (Parvan et al.,