scholarly journals P1742Assessment of quality of life and ICD shock-related anxiety in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator: the PainFree SST study

EP Europace ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (suppl_3) ◽  
pp. iii379-iii379
Author(s):  
Y. Kondo ◽  
S. Sasaki ◽  
S. Sears ◽  
M. Okamoto ◽  
B. Gerritse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Icd Shock

scholarly journals A comparison of the quality of life between patients aged below 65 years and over 65 years with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. P5132-P5132
Author(s):  
Y. Ohtsuki ◽  
T. Tomita ◽  
A. Kitano ◽  
H. Mochizuki ◽  
K. Yoshie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator

Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies

2015 ◽  
pp. 463-472
Author(s):  
Margaret L. Campbell ◽  
Linda M. Gorman
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Organ Failure ◽  
Relative Frequency ◽  
Symptom Distress ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Cardiac Devices

Withdrawal of mechanical ventilation (MV), discontinuation of dialysis, and deactivation of cardiac devices are procedures that occur with relative frequency. The benefits of these therapies, when initiated, are to replace failing organs, extend life, and improve quality of life by relieving symptom distress associated with organ failure. When the burdens exceed the benefits, or when the patient is near death or unresponsive, decisions may be made to cease these therapies. In some cases, such as implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) deactivation, no distress is anticipated. In others, such as discontinuing dialysis or withdrawing MV, measures to palliate anticipated distress must be applied. A peaceful death after cessation of life-prolonging therapies can be provided.

Impact of Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators on the Psychosocial Functioning of Paediatric Patients

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Ali Dinc Bozat ◽  
Sinem Akgül ◽  
İlker Ertugrul ◽  
Tevfik Karagoz
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Psychosocial Health ◽  
Paediatric Population ◽  
Brief Symptom Inventory ◽  
Psychosocial Effects ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Cardiac Devices

Abstract Although implanted cardiac devices improve patients’ physical health, long-term psychosocial effects especially in the paediatric population are still unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychosocial effects of cardiac devices in a paediatric population. Pediatric Quality of Life Questionnaire (PedsQoL) was used to evaluate life quality, Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale was used to evaluate resilience and Brief Symptom Inventory was used to evaluate psychiatric symptoms in a paediatric population with cardiac devices. Seventy-one patients were enrolled in the study. Fifty of them (70.5%) had a cardiac pacemaker and 21 of them (29.5%) had implantable cardioverter defibrillator. When compared to the control group both implantable cardioverter defibrillator and pacemaker using patients had lower quality of life (79.5 ± 12.4 versus 86.7 ± 12.1, p = 0.001) but no difference was observed in resilience and psychological pathologies. Age, gender, family size, and education level had no effect on quality of life. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator bearing patients had higher levels of anxiety than pacemaker patients (0.58 versus 0.30 p = 0.045), and implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients who had received shock in the last year had higher levels of somatisation than the group that did not receive device shock (0.17 versus 0.44 p = 0.022). In conclusion study showed that cardiac devices have negative effects on the psychosocial health of children. Cardiologist working with these patients should be aware of these pathologies and monitor not only physical health but also psychosocial health too.

Psychometric properties of HeartQoL, a core heart disease-specific health-related quality of life questionnaire, in Danish implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graziella Zangger ◽  
Ann-Dorthe Zwisler ◽  
Selina Kikkenborg Berg ◽  
Marie S Kristensen ◽  
Charlotte N Grønset ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Specific Health

Background Patient-reported health-related quality of life is increasingly used as an outcome measure in clinical trials and as a performance measure to evaluate quality of care. The objective of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Danish HeartQoL questionnaire, a core heart disease-specific health-related quality of life questionnaire, in implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients. Design This study involved cross-sectional and test-retest study designs. Method Implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients in the cross-sectional study completed the HeartQoL, the Short-Form 36 Health Survey, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The HeartQoL structure, construct-related validity (convergent and discriminative) and reliability (internal consistency) were assessed. HeartQoL reproducibility (test-retest) was assessed in an independent sample of implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients. Results Mokken scale analysis supported the bi-dimensional structure of HeartQoL among 358 implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients. Convergent ( r > 0.72) and discriminative validity were confirmed. The HeartQoL scales demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha > 0.90). Test-retest reliability (two weeks interval) was assessed in 89 implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients and found to be acceptable for each scale (intra-class correlation > 0.90). Conclusion The Danish HeartQoL questionnaire demonstrated satisfactory key psychometric attributes of validity and reliability in this implantable cardioverter defibrillator population. This study adds support for the HeartQoL as a core heart-specific health-related quality of life questionnaire in a broad group of patients with heart disease including implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients.

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