%0 Journal Article
%T Long-term quality of life and posttraumatic stress following elective cardiac surgery: preliminary findings of a 5-year follow-up study
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%A Daiva Gra£¿ulyt£¿
%A Donata Ringaitien£¿
%A Evaldas Kazlauskas
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%A Greta Kezyt£¿
%A Ieva Norkien£¿
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%A Paulina £¿elvien£¿
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%J Archive of "Acta Medica Lituanica".
%D 2019
%R 10.6001/actamedica.v26i1.3960
%X Heart surgery is a major stressful event that can have a significant negative effect on patients¡¯ quality of life (QoL) and may cause long-term posttraumatic stress reactions. The aim of this pilot study was to estimate the longitudinal change and predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) dynamics and identify factors associated with PTS at 5-year follow-up (T2) after elective cardiac surgery and associations with pre-surgery (T1) QoL
%K cardiac surgery
%K health-related quality of life
%K posttraumatic stress
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6586388/