Impact of cardiovascular intervention in the quality of life in elderly

Abstract

INTRODUCTIONThe elderly population is growing rapidly. Political and socio-economic changes led to the demographic transition in this population with the highest number of surgeries and as well as many comorbidities.OBJECTIVETo evaluate the impact of cardiovascular intervention on quality of life of elderly patients after three and six months.METHODSAnalytical prospective cohort study with elderly between 60 and 80 years of age, of both sexes, with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease and underwent cardiovascular intervention during the period June 2010 to June 2011. Data were collected by individual interviews in the pre and postoperative periods (after three and six months) by telephone. We used the SF-36 to analyse quality of life in order to assess the physical and mental health of the study population.RESULTSOf the 44 individuals evaluated, 59.1% were men, 75% in the range of 65 to 74 years, 38.6% were white and 38.6% were black, 31.8% were uneducated, 43.2% were married and 68.2% had less than a minimum wage. Prevailed patients: non-diabetics (68.2%), non-obese (81.8%), hypertensive (84.1%), non-alcoholic and non-smokers (68.2% and 61.4%, respectively). A significant increase in the average of the SF-36 scores between pre and post-surgical periods (three and six months) for the domains: functional capacity, pain, general health, vitality and emotional aspect.CONCLUSIONThe elderly population undergoing intervention may have cardiovascular benefits and improvements of quality of life. Physical fitness improvement measures can be taken to resume that capability.

Prior percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with low health‐related quality of life after coronary artery bypass graft

“…In line with Figueiredo Neto et al (2015), our study found a high frequency of dyslipidemia and hypertension among patients undergoing cardiac surgery. However, in contrast to our findings, other authors, including Taghipour et al (2011) and Middel et al (2014), reported a lower prevalence of these comorbidities.…”

“…However, in contrast to our findings, other authors, including Taghipour et al (2011) and Middel et al (2014), reported a lower prevalence of these comorbidities. Moreover, our research found a higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus among patients who underwent CABG than in previous studies conducted on European (Middel et al, 2014) and American populations (Figueiredo Neto et al, 2015). Nevertheless, the results are similar to those reported by Taghipour et al (2011) for a study carried out in Iran.…”

Quality of Life After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…Regarding the countries where the studies were performed, n = 3 were conducted in the USA ( n = 3) [ 14 , 15 , 16 ] and n = 5 in Sweden [ 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ]. Of the selected studies, which were performed between 1997 and 2020, 11 involved elective surgery [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ]. The 16 studies evaluated quality of life prior to surgery, coinciding with the preoperative angiography performed at the surgical hospitalisation appointment.…”

“…The studies that analysed quality of life using the SF questionnaire all showed quality improvements in both physical and mental aspects [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ]. The least physical improvement was 2.2 points [ 14 ] and the most was 8.2 points [ 15 , 22 ].…”

Dietary Patterns and Quality of Life in Older Adults: A Systematic Review

“…While some studies have examined the association of dietary patterns with hard health outcomes including cardiovascular events, stroke, dementia and mortality, studies examining the associations between dietary patterns and QoL are limited. QoL has mostly been measured in people with diagnosed health conditions [ 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 ]; however, examination of this among healthy subjects is increasing. Studying QoL in healthy older adult populations may be especially important as it might have implications on our understanding of healthy ageing, and inform strategies for maintaining health in older years.…”