Quality of life and psychological functioning of icd patients

doi:10.1136/heart.87.5.488

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. 2002 May;87(5):488-93.

doi: 10.1136/heart.87.5.488.

Quality of life and psychological functioning of icd patients

Samuel F Sears Jr¹, Jamie B Conti

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PMID: 11997430
PMCID: PMC1767118
DOI: 10.1136/heart.87.5.488

Review

Quality of life and psychological functioning of icd patients

Samuel F Sears Jr et al. Heart. 2002 May.

. 2002 May;87(5):488-93.

doi: 10.1136/heart.87.5.488.

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Samuel F Sears Jr¹, Jamie B Conti

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¹ Department of Clinical & Health Psychology, UF Health Science Center, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. ssears@hp.ufl.edu

PMID: 11997430
PMCID: PMC1767118
DOI: 10.1136/heart.87.5.488

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Continuum of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shock response. PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.

**Figure 2**
Hypothesised interrelationship between shocks, psychological distress, and quality of life (QOL).

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1. Glikson M, Friedman PA. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Lancet 2001;357:1107–17. ▸ This article provides a thorough review of the details of device functioning and clinical trial data for health care professionals. - PubMed
1. Engel GE. The need for a new medical model: a challenge for biomedicine. Science 1977;196:129–36. - PubMed
1. Sears SF, Todaro JF, Saia TL, et al. Examining the psychosocial impact of implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a literature review. Clin Cardiol 1999;22:481–9. ▸ All psychosocial literature is reviewed and interpreted including specific psychological and behavioural theory posited about the development and manifestation of distress in ICD patients. - PMC - PubMed
1. May CD, Smith PR, Murdock CJ, et al. The impact of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator on quality of life. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1995;18:1411–8. - PubMed
1. Namerow PB, Firth BR, Heywood GM, et al. Quality of life six months after CABG surgery in patients randomized to ICD versus no ICD therapy: findings from the CABG Patch trial. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1999;22:1305–13. ▸ This randomised controlled trial data implicated the specific role of ICD shock in the quality of life outcomes of ICD patients. - PubMed

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[1] Glikson M, Friedman PA. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Lancet 2001;357:1107–17. ▸ This article provides a thorough review of the details of device functioning and clinical trial data for health care professionals. - PubMed

[2] Glikson M, Friedman PA. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Lancet 2001;357:1107–17. ▸ This article provides a thorough review of the details of device functioning and clinical trial data for health care professionals. - PubMed

[3] Engel GE. The need for a new medical model: a challenge for biomedicine. Science 1977;196:129–36. - PubMed

[4] Engel GE. The need for a new medical model: a challenge for biomedicine. Science 1977;196:129–36. - PubMed

[5] Sears SF, Todaro JF, Saia TL, et al. Examining the psychosocial impact of implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a literature review. Clin Cardiol 1999;22:481–9. ▸ All psychosocial literature is reviewed and interpreted including specific psychological and behavioural theory posited about the development and manifestation of distress in ICD patients. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Sears SF, Todaro JF, Saia TL, et al. Examining the psychosocial impact of implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a literature review. Clin Cardiol 1999;22:481–9. ▸ All psychosocial literature is reviewed and interpreted including specific psychological and behavioural theory posited about the development and manifestation of distress in ICD patients. - PMC - PubMed

[7] May CD, Smith PR, Murdock CJ, et al. The impact of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator on quality of life. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1995;18:1411–8. - PubMed

[8] May CD, Smith PR, Murdock CJ, et al. The impact of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator on quality of life. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1995;18:1411–8. - PubMed

[9] Namerow PB, Firth BR, Heywood GM, et al. Quality of life six months after CABG surgery in patients randomized to ICD versus no ICD therapy: findings from the CABG Patch trial. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1999;22:1305–13. ▸ This randomised controlled trial data implicated the specific role of ICD shock in the quality of life outcomes of ICD patients. - PubMed

[10] Namerow PB, Firth BR, Heywood GM, et al. Quality of life six months after CABG surgery in patients randomized to ICD versus no ICD therapy: findings from the CABG Patch trial. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1999;22:1305–13. ▸ This randomised controlled trial data implicated the specific role of ICD shock in the quality of life outcomes of ICD patients. - PubMed

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