Comparisons of patients’ quality of life before and after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Ali Ibn Abi Talib Hospital in Zahedan in 2016

Background: Nearly 60% of patients suffering from coronary artery disease undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery may change their quality of life, which is one of the major implications of this surgery. So survey the quality of life is an important part of the treatment process. Therefore, this study conducted with the aim of compare the quality of life of patients before and after coronary artery bypasses graft surgery in Ali ibn Abitalib hospital in Zahedan in 2016.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that was carry out before and after coronary artery bypass graft surgery on 110 candidates of CABG who were selected by convenience sampling in Ali Ibn Abi Talib Hospital in 2016. Data were collected by Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF-36) in two stages before surgery and three months after surgery. Data analysis was done by using descriptive and analytical statistics tests in SPSS version 20 software.Results: The mean age of patients was 55.55 ± 10.56 years. The most common Comorbid disease among subjects was diabetes that 18/38% of them suffer from its. The results of MANOVA showed that quality of life before and after coronary artery bypass graft surgery is significantly different, so that quality of life and components of physical functioning, physical health disorder, emotional health disorder and social function versus before surgery There was a significant increase (P <0.001).Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the quality of life of patients with coronary artery disease increases after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. It seems that provision of facilities for providing counseling and emotional support after a coronary artery bypass graft surgery in person or phone, these patients will have an impact on improving quality of life

Comparisons of patients’ quality of life before and after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Ali Ibn Abi Talib Hospital in Zahedan in 2016 Keywords:

quality of life , coronary artery bypass graft , surgery