Patient acceptance: Metrics, meaning, and the "missing piece" in evaluating novel devices

Samuel F Sears^{1

2}, Zachary Force¹, Saleen Khan², Rajasekhar Nekkanti²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
² Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.

Editorial

Samuel F Sears et al. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2022 Jan.

. 2022 Jan;33(1):90-92.

doi: 10.1111/jce.15292. Epub 2021 Nov 24.

Samuel F Sears^{1

2}, Zachary Force¹, Saleen Khan², Rajasekhar Nekkanti²

¹ Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
² Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: S-ICD; device acceptance; psychological adjustment; quality of life.

Comment on

Patient acceptance of subcutaneous versus transvenous defibrillator systems: A multi-center experience.
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