Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is important in determining surgical
success, particularly from the patients' perspective. Aims To identify predictors for HRQoL …

Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the health-related quality of life (HRQOL)
of patients with cardiovascular disease and its relationship to hospital readmission …

Background Little is known of the impact of social factors on mortality after coronary artery
bypass grafting (CABG). We explored sex‐and age‐specific associations between mortality …

The objective of this study was to investigate the variables associated with multimorbidity
status among older United States (US) adults with self-reported pain and opioid use. This …

Background A multidisciplinary approach to improve postoperative outcomes in frail elderly
patients is gaining interest. Multidisciplinary team care should be targeted at complex …

Background Although quality of life (QOL) is an outcome of postoperative cardiac
rehabilitation (CR), its course and related factors from postoperative hospitalization to the …

Aims Identifying preoperative risk factors in older patients becomes more important to
reduce adverse functional outcome. This study investigated the association between …

Introduction Evaluating health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) is vital for informing the
improvement of the overall health of people with haemophilia (PwH). While there is lacking …

Abstract Background Psychosocial risk factors (PSRFs) have emerged as important
nontraditional risk factors that are associated with worse surgical outcomes but have not …

Background and purpose Cardiac surgical pain remains a clinical challenge affecting about
40% of individuals in the first six months post-cardiac surgery, and continues up to two years …