PERSPECTIVES OF CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY IN TERMS OF GENDER, AGE, PREVIOUS MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND SPIRITUALITY

Abstract

Aim: To explore the relationship between the spiritual experience and the physical well-being of patients following coronary bypass surgery.

Method: The design of the study was cross-sectional. The dependent variables were the patients’ spiritual experiences and their physical well-being. The independent variables were gender, age and previous myocardial infarction.

Results: A significant gender difference was found both for physical well-being and for spiritual experience.

Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrate an interrelationship between spiritual and physical dimensions of illness and gender.