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- Title
Predictors of Psychological Distress among Post-Operative Cardiac Patients: A Narrative Review.
- Authors
McCann, William D.; Hou, Xiang-Yu; Stolic, Snezana; Ireland, Michael J.
- Abstract
Following surgery, over 50% of cardiac surgery patients report anxiety, stress and/or depression, with at least 10% meeting clinical diagnoses, which can persist for more than a year. Psychological distress predicts post-surgery health outcomes for cardiac patients. Therefore, post-operative distress represents a critical recovery challenge affecting both physical and psychological health. Despite some research identifying key personal, social, and health service correlates of patient distress, a review or synthesis of this evidence remains unavailable. Understanding these factors can facilitate the identification of high-risk patients, develop tailored support resources and interventions to support optimum recovery. This narrative review synthesises evidence from 39 studies that investigate personal, social, and health service predictors of post-surgery psychological distress among cardiac patients. The following factors predicted lower post-operative distress: participation in pre-operative education, cardiac rehabilitation, having a partner, happier marriages, increased physical activity, and greater social interaction. Conversely, increased pain and functional impairment predicted greater distress. The role of age, and sex in predicting distress is inconclusive. Understanding several factors is limited by the inability to carry out experimental manipulations for ethical reasons (e.g., pain). Future research would profit from addressing key methodological limitations and exploring the role of self-efficacy, pre-operative distress, and pre-operative physical activity. It is recommended that cardiac patients be educated pre-surgery and attend cardiac rehabilitation to decrease distress.
- Subjects
MENTAL depression risk factors; CARDIAC surgery; CORONARY artery bypass; PSYCHOLOGY of cardiac patients; FUNCTIONAL status; AGE distribution; RISK assessment; SEX distribution; POSTOPERATIVE period; PREOPERATIVE education; CARDIAC rehabilitation; EXERCISE; INTERPERSONAL relations; ANXIETY; MARITAL status; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; POSTOPERATIVE pain
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2023, Vol 11, Issue 20, p2721
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare11202721