Abstract
Objective: to analyze the scientific evidence addressing factors associated with impacts on the quality of life of patients submitted to myocardial revascularization. Methods: integrative review, conducted in the databases Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online/Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences and Scientific Electronic Library Online. Results: eight studies were selected, mostly prospective cohorts, published in the years 2003 to 2013. The worsening of quality of life was determined by the instruments Medical Outcomes Short-Form-36 Health Survey - SF-36 and Item Health Survey – RAND-36, and the impact factors were age above 75, previous history of myocardial infarction or angina pectoris, and association of comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus and depression. Conclusion: factors such as extreme age and female gender were highlighted in the worsening of the quality of life of patients who had undergone myocardial revascularization.
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