Health-related quality of life of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators compared with that of pacemaker recipients
Aims Studies indicate a poorer quality of life (QoL) for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients than for the general population. However, studies comparing the QoL of ICD patients with that of patients with other implantable cardiac devices are scarce. We hypothesized that ICD patient...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:europace:euj052v1 2023-05-15T16:50:41+02:00 Health-related quality of life of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators compared with that of pacemaker recipients Leosdottir, Margret Sigurdsson, Engilbert Reimarsdottir, Gudrun Gottskalksson, Gizur Torfason, Bjarni Vigfusdottir, Margret Eggertsson, Sveinn Arnar, David O. 2006-02-07 04:22:55.0 text/html http://europace.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/euj052v1 https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euj052 en eng Oxford University Press http://europace.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/euj052v1 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/europace/euj052 Copyright (C) 2006, European Heart Rhythm Association of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Article TEXT 2006 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euj052 2007-06-24T20:28:42Z Aims Studies indicate a poorer quality of life (QoL) for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients than for the general population. However, studies comparing the QoL of ICD patients with that of patients with other implantable cardiac devices are scarce. We hypothesized that ICD patients had a poorer QoL than pacemaker patients. Methods and results All ICD patients living in Iceland at the beginning of 2002 (44 subjects), and a comparison group of 81 randomly selected patients with pacemakers were invited to participate. The Icelandic Quality of Life Questionnaire (IQL), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were submitted to measure QoL, psychiatric distress, and symptoms of anxiety and depression. The ICD and pacemaker groups did not differ on IQL, BAI, BDI, or GHQ scores. ICD patients were as a group more fearful of death ( P = 0.056) and showed more concerns about returning to work ( P = 0.072), although these items fell just short of statistical significance. Conclusion Contrary to our expectations, ICD patients had a comparable QoL with pacemaker recipients and were not more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression, or general psychiatric distress. These findings are encouraging in view of expanding ICD indications. Text Iceland HighWire Press (Stanford University) Beck ENVELOPE(67.017,67.017,-71.033,-71.033) EP Europace 8 3 168 174 |
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Aims Studies indicate a poorer quality of life (QoL) for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients than for the general population. However, studies comparing the QoL of ICD patients with that of patients with other implantable cardiac devices are scarce. We hypothesized that ICD patients had a poorer QoL than pacemaker patients. Methods and results All ICD patients living in Iceland at the beginning of 2002 (44 subjects), and a comparison group of 81 randomly selected patients with pacemakers were invited to participate. The Icelandic Quality of Life Questionnaire (IQL), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were submitted to measure QoL, psychiatric distress, and symptoms of anxiety and depression. The ICD and pacemaker groups did not differ on IQL, BAI, BDI, or GHQ scores. ICD patients were as a group more fearful of death ( P = 0.056) and showed more concerns about returning to work ( P = 0.072), although these items fell just short of statistical significance. Conclusion Contrary to our expectations, ICD patients had a comparable QoL with pacemaker recipients and were not more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression, or general psychiatric distress. These findings are encouraging in view of expanding ICD indications. |
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Leosdottir, Margret Sigurdsson, Engilbert Reimarsdottir, Gudrun Gottskalksson, Gizur Torfason, Bjarni Vigfusdottir, Margret Eggertsson, Sveinn Arnar, David O. |
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Leosdottir, Margret Sigurdsson, Engilbert Reimarsdottir, Gudrun Gottskalksson, Gizur Torfason, Bjarni Vigfusdottir, Margret Eggertsson, Sveinn Arnar, David O. |
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Health-related quality of life of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators compared with that of pacemaker recipients |
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Health-related quality of life of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators compared with that of pacemaker recipients |
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Health-related quality of life of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators compared with that of pacemaker recipients |
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