The evaluation of quality of life in elderly patients after coronary by pass operation by means of SF-36
It's known that in elderly patients, cardiac surgical procedures improve patient's quality. of life SF-36 test obtains important information on evaluation about the patient's quality of life who have undergone heart surgical proceduresSF-36 has been widely used in many areas of medicine. It has shown to be a useful method in assessment of life quality and outcome measurement. One of the most frequently usage area of this questionnaire is cardiovascular surgery Our purpose was to measure the functional status of the patients who had undergone cardiac surgery and to evaluate the impact of surgery on the quality of life Between January 2001 and March 2001 in Sevket Demirel Heart Center, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, Short From (SF) 36 questionnaire was applied to forty consecutive patients older than 65 who had undergone coronary bypass operation in preoperative period and at the first month …
