A prospective and longitudinal design was used to follow up the return to occupational and sexual activity among 17 males after coronary bypass surgery. The subjects' ages ranged from 35 to 73 years. Data collection was performed by using open interviews which were recorded in field notes during hospitalization after heart surgery and during 6 months following hospital discharge. Of the 14 patients who reported work and sexual activity before surgery, 8 were working again (p = 0.016), and 10 had returned to sexual activity (p = 0.0625). There was change in the subjects' attitudes leading to not returning to work and tendency to not resuming sexual activity in this population.
myocardial revascularization; sexuality; work
