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Men and women exhibit different illness behaviors after cardiac surgery, with women showing higher anxiety and depression. Understanding these gender differences in illness behavior is key to improving cardiac rehabilitation outcomes.

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  • Cardiology
  • Psychology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

  • Gender disparities in cardiac rehabilitation outcomes are well-documented.
  • Illness behavior (IB) following cardiac surgery may influence patient recovery and rehabilitation success.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate gender-specific differences in illness behavior shortly after cardiac surgery.
  • To establish a baseline of illness behavior before patients commence cardiac rehabilitation.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 1323 cardiac surgery patients.
  • Patients completed the Illness Behavior Questionnaire and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) approximately 9 days post-surgery.
  • Statistical analyses included Mann-Whitney U tests, Pearson chi-squared tests, and multivariate regression to identify gender-related differences.

Main Results:

  • Women reported significantly higher levels of disease conviction, dysphoria, anxiety, and depression compared to men.
  • Men exhibited a higher prevalence of denial.
  • Multivariate analysis confirmed gender as a significant predictor of these illness behavior scores, independent of other demographic factors.

Conclusions:

  • Significant gender differences in illness behavior, including denial, disease conviction, and dysphoria, were observed post-cardiac surgery.
  • These differences may be influenced by societal gender roles and can impact treatment adherence and quality of life.
  • Tailoring cardiac rehabilitation programs to address these gender-specific illness behaviors could enhance program efficacy.