Psychosocial Issues of Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 294-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra B. Dunbar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Standard Therapy ◽  
Ventricular Arrhythmias ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Psychosocial Issues ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillators

Use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators has become standard therapy for patients at high risk for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Although acceptance of the device is generally high among patients and their families, quality of life and psychosocial issues associated with use of the defibrillators deserve greater attention to improve outcomes. Psychosocial issues, their ramifications, and theory-and evidence-based approaches to improving outcomes are described.

Predictors of Quality of Life in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

2005 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 451-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel F. Sears ◽  
Tara Saia Lewis ◽  
Emily A. Kuhl ◽  
Jamie B. Conti
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillators

Health-Related Quality of Life Consequences of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

Medical Care ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 377-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia Noyes ◽  
Ethan Corona ◽  
Jack Zwanziger ◽  
W Jackson Hall ◽  
Hongwei Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillators

scholarly journals 736–5 Quality of Life in Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators Before Age 40

1995 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 146A ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne M. Dubin ◽  
William P. Batsford ◽  
Richard J. Lewis ◽  
Lynda E. Rosenfeld
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillators

P-250 Quality of Life and Mood Disturbance During the First Year of Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. S123
Author(s):  
Nao Saitoh ◽  
Chiemi Taru ◽  
Akihiro Yoshida ◽  
Koji Fukuzawa ◽  
Kaoru Takami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mood Disturbance ◽  
First Year ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillators

Quality-of-Life in Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators At or Before Age 40

1996 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 1555-1559 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANNE M. DUBIN ◽  
WILLIAM P. BATSFORD ◽  
RICHARD J. LEWIS ◽  
LYNDA E. ROSENFELD
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillators

Exercise training and cardiac rehabilitation in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a review of current literature focusing on safety, effects of exercise training, and the psychological impact of programme participation

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 804-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kjetil Isaksen ◽  
Ingvild Margreta Morken ◽  
Peter Scott Munk ◽  
Alf Inge Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Exercise Training ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillators

Background: Indications for implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have been widened considerably during the last decade due to the well-documented effect in the heart failure population. Exercise training (ET) has a 1 A recommendation in heart failure. However, data on safety and efficacy of ET in patients with ICDs is sparse. ICD shocks are associated with reduced quality of life and increased mortality. Whether ET may have a beneficial effect in heart failure patients with an ICD is not well documented. Methods: This review is based on a systematic search in the Pub Med database using the terms ‘exercise training’, ‘implantable cardioverter defibrillator’, and ‘cardiac rehabilitation’. Results: Nine studies were identified, comprising 1889 patients. The average duration of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) was 9.6 weeks. Ten ICD therapies (seven shocks) were reported in the 834 patients with ICD during ET. Between exercise sessions and during follow up 182 events were recorded including 166 shocks. Three studies (2 randomized) showed that the control group representing sedentary patients were more prone to ICD discharge than patients undergoing CR/ET. In all studies the ICD patients improved their aerobic fitness following ET. Few studies report data on the effect of ET on anxiety and depression. Conclusion: Based on the current literature, ET in patients with an ICD seems to be safe and is not associated with increased risk of shocks. ET improves aerobic capacity in ICD patients, while effects on anxiety, depression and quality of life are still under debate.

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