Memory Functioning and Psychological Well-being of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Patients

In many of heart patients coronary artery bypass surgery is the best choice for treatment. Two types of techniques are used in this type of surgery. one of them is on- pump surgery another is off-pump surgery. based on some studies , patients experience some complications after surgery, including: depression, anxiety and decreases in cognitive functions. in this study, patient's psychological well-being and memory function which is one of cognitive functions are described before and after surgery in two groups. descriptive- comparative method is used. total, of 68 patients participated in this study, at first one day before and then two months after surgery were evaluated. depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21) and also, wechsler memory scale (WMS-R) are used. results showed that patients in both groups had similar preoperative psychological well-being. the groups showed differences in memory function, on-pump group showed significant decreases in memory function after surgery(p<0/001). according to these results should consider some interventions to improve memory function and psychological well-being of cardiac patients for preventing of cardiovascular disease recurrence.