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題名 | Relationship between Quality of Life and Aerobic Capacity of Patients Entering Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery |
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作者姓名(外文) | Strong, Po-chin; Lee, Si-huei; Choua, Yi-chieh; Wu, Min-jung; Hung, Su-ying; Chou, Chen-liang; | 書刊名 | Journal of the Chinese Medical Association |
卷期 | 75:3 2012.03[民101.03] |
頁次 | 頁121-126 |
分類號 | 419.73 |
關鍵詞 | Cardiopulmonary test; Coronary artery bypass graft surgery; Physical fitness; quality of life; |
語文 | 英文(English) |
英文摘要 | Background: This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between patients’ aerobic fitness and general health perceptions and how they correspond with functional aerobic impairment (%FAI) and quality of life (QOL). Methods: One hundred and two patients were administered a version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life brief form questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). Then, each patient underwent cardiopulmonary exercise tests to determine their aerobic fitness and %FAI. We performed Pearson’s and Spearman’s correlation analyses to assess the association between variables on the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire and the each patient’s aerobic fitness. Results: Pearson’s correlation coefficient demonstrated a significant association between WHOQOL-BREF scores and peak oxygen uptake (peak VO2) in the physical domain ( p ¼ 0.006) and environment domain ( p ¼ 0.011). Spearman’s correlation coefficient also demonstrated a significant association between WHOQOL-BREF scores and the %FAI in the environmental domain ( p ¼ 0.036). Conclusion: QOL of patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery is influenced not only by impaired aerobic fitness but also by poor physical and psychological well-being. The implementation of proper lifestyle modifications and the strengthening of social support networks following CABG surgery are very important for maximizing cardiovascular fitness and improving the QOL of these patients. |
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