Table 2.
Changes in patients and partners pre – and post-operative health-related quality of life
|
Variable |
Patients pre-op |
Patients post-op |
|
|
Partners pre-op |
Partners post-op |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t | p | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t | p | |
| SF12 (n = 80) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| PCS |
30.45 (8.64) |
41.47 (10.94) |
−10.87 |
0.001 |
46.92 (10.92) |
45.94 (11.13) |
0.88 |
0.382 |
| MCS |
44.17 (11.50) |
48.19 (11.63) |
−3.05 |
0.003 |
45.81 (11.34) |
47.48 (11.48) |
−0.90 |
0.370 |
| SAQ (n = 8) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| PLS |
29.46 (17.78) |
66.07 (23.30)* |
- 4.17 |
0.004 |
|
- |
|
|
| AFP |
18.28 (15.22) |
52.65 (28.67)* |
- 2.65 |
0.333 |
|
- |
|
|
| TS |
71.87 (10.85) |
65.50 (27.81)* |
1.94 |
0.380 |
|
- |
|
|
| QLSP (n = 80) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| EFD |
- |
- |
|
|
64.00 (15.25) |
73.86 (15.40) |
−5.48 |
0.001 |
| PSFD | - | - | 57.09 (12.26) | 64.87 (10.60) | −5.88 | 0.001 |
SF12 Short-form 12 health survey, PCS physical component score, MCS mental component score, SAQ Seattle angina questionnaire, PL physical limitation score, AFP angina frequency and perception, TS treatment satisfaction, QLSP Quality of life cardiac spouse, EFD emotion functional dimension, PSFD physical and social functional dimension, * n = 8.