The Impact of Psychological factors on Vascular Surgery V1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The Impact of Psychological and Social Factors on Outcomes from Vascular Surgery
IRAS ID
205485
Contact name
Ruth Nicholson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Imperial College London
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 14 days
Research summary
Patients recover from surgical procedures at different rates. Part of this may be due to psychological factors. There is a significant evidence base linking positive emotional health with improved physical health. In coronary artery bypass surgery it has been shown that factors such as mood, optimisim, social support and hostility are linked with recovery. Vascular surgery similarly involves operating on blood vessels but there is little research investigating the impact of psychological factors on recovery.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of psychological and social factors in recovery from vascular surgery using both objective and subjective postoperative outcomes.
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2
REC reference
16/NS/0048
Date of REC Opinion
22 Apr 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion