Gender and Recovery from Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery A Psychological Perspective /

The number of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operations has increased continually over the past decade. To date, roughly one-third of these are performed on women. Despite the tremendous progress made in cardiovascular surgery, not all patients profit equally from it, and the mortality rate of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kendel, Friederike (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Heidelberg : Steinkopff : Imprint: Steinkopff, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Colección:Fortschritte in der Herz-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie ; 7
Temas:
Cardiology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Gender Differences in Mortality After CABG
  • Gender Aspects of Risk Factors
  • Outcome Measures
  • Hypotheses: Gender Differences in Risk Factors and Outcomes
  • Moderator Hypotheses
  • Mediator Hypotheses. Method: Participants
  • Measurements
  • General Statistical Procedures
  • Sample
  • Results: Predictors of Mortality and Physical Functioning Based on Preoperative Data
  • Predictors of Well-Being Based on Longitudinal Data
  • Predictive Relationship Between Physical Functioning and Depression
  • Discussion: Gender Differences in Outcome
  • Gender Aspects in Recovery
  • Is Depression Predictive for Physical Functioning?- Limitations
  • Clinical Implications
  • Conclusion
  • Summary
  • References.

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