Examination of Chronic Fatigue in Patients with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Authors : Buse Ogul, Gulbin Ergin

Pages : 168-173

Doi:10.30621/jbachs.2020.1034

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Publication Date : 2020-06-01

Article Type : Other

Abstract :Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine of chronic fatigue in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting CABG surgery.Methods: The study was carried out with a total of 50 patients undergoing CABG surgery. The questionnaire was filled with socio-demographic characteristics of the patients. The Checklist Individual Strength CIS questionnaire for fatigue, The SF-36 questionnaire for the quality of life, the Beck Depression Inventory BDI for depression, and the 6 minutes walking 6MWT test for functional exercise capacity were performedResults: The mean age of the patients was 63.54±8,86 years and the BMI was 28.83±3,83 kg/ m2. The mean total CIS score of the patients was 46.18 ± 26.25 and 12% of the patients were above the CIS threshold value of 76 points. A statistically significant correlation was found between the ages of the patients and the scores taken from the CIS-motivation r = 0.03, p
Keywords : fatigue, Checklist Individual Strength, coronary artery disease, bypass surgery