Response to letter to the editor on shock anxiety among Japanese implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 749-749
Author(s):  
Jessica Ford
Keyword(s):  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Letter To The Editor ◽  
Shock Anxiety

Web-Based Intervention to Improve Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Patients’ Shock-Related Anxiety and Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuğba Yardımcı ◽  
Hatice Mert
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Shock Anxiety

In spite of its effectiveness, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients face psychological problems such as shock-related anxiety due to device shocks. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a web-based intervention program for ICD patients would reduce shock-related anxiety and improve quality of life compared with usual care. This was a randomized controlled trial study including a total of 76 patients. Data were collected using Turkish versions of the Florida Shock Anxiety Scale and Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at 0 (baseline), 3, and 6 months. Following intervention, there was a significant decrease in shock anxiety levels of patients and a statistically significant increase in social functioning, role-physical, mental health, vitality, and bodily pain subdimensions of SF-36. While no statistically significant difference was found between groups in terms of summary scores of SF-36, our results suggest that web-based interventions can be useful for ICD patients.

Shock Anxiety among Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Recipients with Recent Tachyarrhythmia

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 1369-1376 ◽  
Author(s):  
INGVILD M. MORKEN ◽  
KJETIL ISAKSEN ◽  
BJØRG KARLSEN ◽  
TONE M. NOREKVÅL ◽  
EDVIN BRU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽  
Shock Anxiety
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