Objective: To determine the frequency of shoulder pain among patients
undergone coronary artery bypass grafting.
Methodology: The descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at
Rehabilitation department of Armed forces institute of cardiology/national
institute of heart disease (AFIC/NIHD) Rawalpindi, Pakistan in 6 months
from Mar 2019 to Aug 2019. The total calculated sample size was 378.
Data was collected through survey by using self-structured questionnaire
on Shoulder Pain and Disability Index and Numeric Pain Rating Scale. Male
and female post CABG patients with age of 45 to 75 years and 1st week to
6 months postoperatively were included while shoulder pain due to
neurological conditions and valvular surgery were excluded.
Results: Out of 378 post CABG patient’s males were 324(85.7%) and
females with post CABG were 54 (14.2%). Frequency of pain on SPADI pain
subscale was 293(77%), SPADI disability subscale was 245(64%) and mean
of SPADI was 63.70+14.
Conclusion: It is concluded that there is high frequency of shoulder pain
and disability among post-CABG patients.