Abstract

With today's aging population and short hospitalizations, patients recovering after coronary artery bypass (CAB) surgery rely on family assistance, usually from their spouse. While caregiving may be meaningful, this experience may be stressful. Very little is known about caregiver burden after CAB surgery. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the correlates of caregiver burden in the first year after CAB surgery and its relationship to spousal health-related quality of life (HRQL) outcomes.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3167683; ProQuest document ID: 305465303. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Margo A. Halm, PhD, RN, NEA-BC

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Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgial Patients, Quality of Life, Caregiver Burden

Advisor

Ruth Lindquist

Second Advisor

Diane Treat-Jacobson

Third Advisor

Cynthia Gross

Fourth Advisor

Wayne Caron

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Minnesota

Degree Year

2005

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-09-20

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