To examine whether the predictive value of gender for health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is independent of clinical health status and depression. Women undergoing coronary bypass surgery generally report a poorer HRQoL than men.
Gender differences in health-related quality of life after coronary bypass surgery: results from a 1-year follow-up in propensity-matched men and women.
Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Charité Centrum 1 für Human- und Gesundheitswissenschaften, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Luisenstraße 57, 10117 Berlin, Germany. friederike.kendel@charite.de