Time related quality of life after elective cardiac operation Kwok L Yun, MD, Colleen F Sintek, MD, Alden D Fletcher, MD, Thomas A Pfeffer, MD, Gary S Kochamba, MD, Peter R Mahrer, MD, Siavosh Khonsari, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 68, Issue 4, Pages 1314-1320 (October 1999) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00675-X
Fig 1 Health status scores at baseline (before surgery) and at 3 months, 12 months, and 24 months after surgery. (BP = bodily pain; EF = energy/fatigue; HP = health perception; MH = mental health; PF = physical function; RM = role mental; RP = role physical; SF = social function; a = p < 0.05 vs all scores postoperatively; b = p < 0.05.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 1314-1320DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00675-X)
Fig 2 Health status scores according to the presence of diabetes. (BP = bodily pain; EF = energy/fatigue; HP = health perception; MH = mental health; PF = physical function; RM = role mental; RP = role physical; SF = social function.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 1314-1320DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00675-X)
Fig 3 Health status scores according to gender. (BP = bodily pain; EF = energy/fatigue; HP = health perception; MH = mental health; PF = physical function; RM = role mental; RP = role physical; SF = social function.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 1314-1320DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00675-X)
Fig 4 Health status scores according to age. (BP = bodily pain; EF = energy/fatigue; HP = health perception; MH = mental health; PF = physical function; RM = role mental; RP = role physical; SF = social function.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 1314-1320DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00675-X)
Fig 5 Health status scores according to the presence of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [top panel]) and redo versus first time operation (bottom panel). (EF = energy/fatigue; HP = health perception; PF = physical function; RP = role physical.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 1314-1320DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00675-X)