What this paper adds
• Anxiety was a good predictor for assessing quality of
life following coronary artery bypass.
• Problem-focused coping can promote better quality of
life and therefore interventions to promote this coping
are important.
• Role function expectations could serve as a motivator
to promote better adaptation outcomes as patients
who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting and have
more role responsibility may be more likely to achieve
better quality of life.