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Yanagi H, Konishi H, Omae K, Yamamoto K, Murata M, Ueda N, Ishibashi K, Noguchi T, Kusano K. Association Between Adherence to a 3-Month Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Japanese Patients With Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2024:01273116-990000000-00150. [PMID: 38836846 DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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PURPOSE The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CCR) completion and long-term clinical outcomes in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED). METHODS This retrospective cohort study included 834 patients with CIED who participated in CCR, which included a cardiopulmonary exercise test or 6-min walk test. Patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction ≤40%, predicted peak oxygen uptake ≤80%, or B-type natriuretic peptide level ≥80 pg/mL were eligible. The primary outcome was all-cause death. RESULTS After excluding 241 patients with duplicate records and 69 who underwent CCR in the outpatient department, the data of 524 patients were analyzed. Mean age was 64 ± 15 yr, 389 (74%) patients were men, left ventricular ejection fraction was 31 ± 15%, and 282 (54%) patients had a history of hospitalization for worsening heart failure. Of the patients referred for CCR, 294 (56%) completed the program, and an additional 230 patients started but did not complete CCR. Over a 3.7-yr median follow-up period, all-cause deaths occurred in 156 (30%) patients. Completers had lower all-cause death rates than non-completers (log-rank 15.77, P < .001). After adjusting for prognostic baseline characteristics, completers had 58% lower all-cause death risks than non-completers (HR = 0.42; 95% CI, 0.27-0.64, P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Three-mo CCR program completion was associated with lower death risks in patients with CIED. New programs or management methods are needed to decrease death risks, especially for those who cannot complete CCR programs.
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- Hidetoshi Yanagi
- Authors Affiliations: Department of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation (Drs Yanagi, Yamamoto, and Murata), Department of Nursing (Ms Konishi), Data Science (Dr Omae), Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (Drs Murata, Ueda, Ishibashi, Noguchi, Kusano), National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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Kaddoura R, Al-Tamimi H, Abushanab D, Hayat S, Papasavvas T. Cardiac rehabilitation for participants with implantable cardiac devices: A systematic review and meta-analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AND PREVENTION 2024; 21:200255. [PMID: 38737437 PMCID: PMC11087999 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcrp.2024.200255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Aim The aim is to discuss efficacy and safety of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programmes in participants with implantable cardiac devices compared with usual care. Methods MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane databases were searched from inspection till July 15, 2022. Randomized controlled trials were included if they enrolled adult participants with implantable cardiac devices and tested exercise-based CR interventions in comparison with any control. Risk of bias was assessed, and endpoints data were pooled using random-effects model. Results Sixteen randomized trials enrolling 2053 participants were included. Study interventions differed between studies in terms of programme components, setting, exercise intensity, and follow-up. All studies included physical exercise component. In both implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) groups, exercise training in CR programmes improved peak oxygen uptake (VO2) [(mean difference (MD) 2.08 ml/kg/min; 95 % CI: 1.44-2.728, p < 0.0001; I2 = 99 %) and (MD 2.24 ml/kg/min; 95 % CI: 1.43-3.04, p < 0.0001; I2 = 96 %), respectively] and 6-min walk test in ICD group (MD 41.51 m; 95 % CI: 15.19-67.82 m, p = 0.002; I2 = 95 %) compared with usual care. In CRT group, there was no statistically significant improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction change between comparison groups. The results were consistent in subgroup analysis according to high or low-to-moderate exercise intensity for change in peak VO2 and ejection fraction in CRT group. There was no difference in number of ICD shocks between the comparators. Conclusion Exercise-based CR programmes appear to be safe when enrolling participants with implantable cardiac devices and leading to favourable functional outcomes.
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- Rasha Kaddoura
- Pharmacy Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Drug Information Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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Kuhara S, Matsugaki R, Imamura H, Itoh H, Oginosawa Y, Araki M, Fushimi K, Matsuda S, Saeki S. A survey of the implementation rate of cardiac rehabilitation for patients with heart disease undergoing device implantation in Japan. J Arrhythm 2022; 38:1049-1055. [DOI: 10.1002/joa3.12792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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- Satoshi Kuhara
- Rehabilitation Center of University Hospital University of Occupational and Environmental Health Kitakyushu Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health University of Occupational and Environmental Health Kitakyushu Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health University of Occupational and Environmental Health Kitakyushu Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine University of Occupational and Environmental Health Kitakyushu Japan
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- Department of Health Policy and Informatics Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Health Policy and Informatics Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School Tokyo Japan
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine University of Occupational and Environmental Health Kitakyushu Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health University of Occupational and Environmental Health Kitakyushu Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine University of Occupational and Environmental Health Kitakyushu Japan
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Repova K, Aziriova S, Krajcirovicova K, Simko F. Cardiovascular therapeutics: A new potential for anxiety treatment? Med Res Rev 2022; 42:1202-1245. [PMID: 34993995 PMCID: PMC9304130 DOI: 10.1002/med.21875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Besides the well‐recognized risk factors, novel conditions increasing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are emerging. Undesirable emotions and behavior such as anxiety and depression, appear to participate in worsening cardiovascular pathologies. On the other hand, deteriorating conditions of the heart and vasculature result in disturbed mental and emotional health. The pathophysiological background of this bidirectional interplay could reside in an inappropriate activation of vegetative neurohormonal and other humoral systems in both cardiovascular and psychological disturbances. This results in circulus vitiosus potentiating mental and circulatory disorders. Thus, it appears to be of utmost importance to examine the alteration of emotions, cognition, and behavior in cardiovascular patients. In terms of this consideration, recognizing the potential of principal cardiovascular drugs to interact with the mental state in patients with heart or vasculature disturbances is unavoidable, to optimize their therapeutic benefit. In general, beta‐blockers, central sympatholytics, ACE inhibitors, ARBs, aldosterone receptor blockers, sacubitril/valsartan, and fibrates are considered to exert anxiolytic effect in animal experiments and clinical settings. Statins and some beta‐blockers appear to have an equivocal impact on mood and anxiety and ivabradine expressed neutral psychological impact. It seems reasonable to suppose that the knowledge of a patient's mood, cognition, and behavior, along with applying careful consideration of the choice of the particular cardiovascular drug and respecting its potential psychological benefit or harm might improve the individualized approach to the treatment of cardiovascular disorders.
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- Kristina Repova
- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.,3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.,Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Aerobic Exercise Effects on Quality of Life and Psychological Distress After an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2021; 40:94-101. [PMID: 31397768 DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate quality of life (QOL), psychological function, and self-efficacy outcomes in the Anti-Arrhythmic Effects of Exercise After an ICD Trial. METHODS In the Anti-Arrhythmic Effects of Exercise After an ICD Trial, 160 patients (124 men and 36 women) who had an implantable cardioverter defibrillator for primary (43%) or secondary (57%) prevention were randomized to exercise (EX, n = 84) or usual care (UC, n = 76). The EX consisted of 8 wk of home walking 1 hr/d 5 d/wk, followed by 16 wk of maintenance home walking for 150 min/wk. Adherence was determined from exercise logs, ambulatory HR recordings, and phone calls. Assessments were conducted at baseline, 8, and 24 wk for QOL: Patient Concerns Assessment and Short Form-36; anxiety: State Trait Anxiety Inventory; depression: Physician Health Questionnaire-Depression; and self-efficacy: Self-Efficacy for Walking Scale. RESULTS Participants averaged 55 ± 12 yr of age with ejection fraction = 40.6 ± 15.7%. The EX significantly decreased depression severity (EX: 1.33 ± 0.64; UC: 1.51 ± 0.86, P = .05) and improved self-efficacy (EX: 7.65 ± 1.97; UC: 6.85 ± 2.40, P = .05) at 8 wk. There were no significant effects at 24 wk. Adherent exercisers had significant improvements in QOL, psychological, and self-efficacy outcomes at 8 and 24 wk compared with those who were nonadherent. There were no implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks associated with exercise. CONCLUSIONS The EX conferred significant effects on depression and self-efficacy at 8 wk, without effects on QOL. Adherent exercisers experienced significant improvements in outcomes over those who were nonadherent or received UC.
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Schulz SM, Ritter O, Zniva R, Nordbeck P, Wacker C, Jack M, Groschup G, Deneke T, Puppe F, Ertl G, Angermann C, Störk S, Pauli P. Efficacy of a web-based intervention for improving psychosocial well-being in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: the randomized controlled ICD-FORUM trial. Eur Heart J 2021; 41:1203-1211. [PMID: 30957867 PMCID: PMC9597328 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Aims Anxiety, depression, and reduced quality of life (QoL) are common in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). Treatment options are limited and insufficiently defined. We evaluated the efficacy of a web-based intervention (WBI) vs. usual care (UC) for improving psychosocial well-being in ICD patients with elevated psychosocial distress. Methods and results This multicentre, randomized controlled trial (RCT) enrolled 118 ICD patients with increased anxiety or depression [≥6 points on either subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)] or reduced QoL [≤16 points on the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)] from seven German sites (mean age 58.8 ± 11.3 years, 22% women). The primary outcome was a composite assessing change in heart-focused fear, depression, and mental QoL 6 weeks after randomization to WBI or UC, stratified for age, gender, and indication for ICD placement. Web-based intervention consisted of 6 weeks’ access to a structured interactive web-based programme (group format) including self-help interventions based on cognitive behaviour therapy, a virtual self-help group, and on-demand support from a trained psychologist. Linear mixed-effects models analyses showed that the primary outcome was similar between groups (η
p
2 = 0.001). Web-based intervention was superior to UC in change from pre-intervention to 6 weeks (overprotective support; P = 0.004, η
p
2 = 0.036), pre-intervention to 1 year (depression, P = 0.004, η
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2 = 0.032; self-management, P = 0.03, η
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2 = 0.015; overprotective support; P = 0.02, η
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2 = 0.031), and 6 weeks to 1 year (depression, P = 0.02, η
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2 = 0.026; anxiety, P = 0.03, η
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2 = 0.022; mobilization of social support, P = 0.047, η
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2 = 0.018). Conclusion Although the primary outcome was neutral, this is the first RCT showing that WBI can improve psychosocial well-being in ICD patients. ![]()
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- Stefan M Schulz
- Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University and University Hospital Würzburg, Am Schwarzenberg 15, BY, 97078 Würzburg, Germany.,Department of Psychology (Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Psychotherapy), University of Würzburg, Marcusstraße 9-11, BY, 97070 Würzburg, Germany.,Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Experimental Psychopathology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Wallstraße 3, RP, 55122 Mainz, Germany
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- Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University and University Hospital Würzburg, Am Schwarzenberg 15, BY, 97078 Würzburg, Germany.,Department of Cardiologoephrology and Pulmology, Brandenburg Medical School, University Hospital Brandenburg, Hochstraße 29, BB, 14770 Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
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- Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University and University Hospital Würzburg, Am Schwarzenberg 15, BY, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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- Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University and University Hospital Würzburg, Am Schwarzenberg 15, BY, 97078 Würzburg, Germany.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Straße 6, BY, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, ANregiomed-Hospital Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Ansbacher Straße 131, BY, 91541 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
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- Hospital Bad Wörishofen, Tannenbaum 2, BY, 86825 Bad Wörishofen, Germany
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- Division of Rhythmology, Department of Medicine I, City Hospital Aschaffenburg, Am Hasenkopf 1, BY, 63739 Aschaffenburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Centre GmbH, Schlossplatz 1, BY, 97616 Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale, Germany
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- Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University and University Hospital Würzburg, Am Schwarzenberg 15, BY, 97078 Würzburg, Germany.,Chair of Computer Science VI, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, BY, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University and University Hospital Würzburg, Am Schwarzenberg 15, BY, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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- Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University and University Hospital Würzburg, Am Schwarzenberg 15, BY, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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- Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University and University Hospital Würzburg, Am Schwarzenberg 15, BY, 97078 Würzburg, Germany.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Straße 6, BY, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University and University Hospital Würzburg, Am Schwarzenberg 15, BY, 97078 Würzburg, Germany.,Department of Psychology (Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Psychotherapy), University of Würzburg, Marcusstraße 9-11, BY, 97070 Würzburg, Germany
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Smith TB, Workman C, Andrews C, Barton B, Cook M, Layton R, Morrey A, Petersen D, Holt-Lunstad J. Effects of psychosocial support interventions on survival in inpatient and outpatient healthcare settings: A meta-analysis of 106 randomized controlled trials. PLoS Med 2021; 18:e1003595. [PMID: 34003832 PMCID: PMC8130925 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hospitals, clinics, and health organizations have provided psychosocial support interventions for medical patients to supplement curative care. Prior reviews of interventions augmenting psychosocial support in medical settings have reported mixed outcomes. This meta-analysis addresses the questions of how effective are psychosocial support interventions in improving patient survival and which potential moderating features are associated with greater effectiveness. METHODS AND FINDINGS We evaluated randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of psychosocial support interventions in inpatient and outpatient healthcare settings reporting survival data, including studies reporting disease-related or all-cause mortality. Literature searches included studies reported January 1980 through October 2020 accessed from Embase, Medline, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Alt HealthWatch, PsycINFO, Social Work Abstracts, and Google Scholar databases. At least 2 reviewers screened studies, extracted data, and assessed study quality, with at least 2 independent reviewers also extracting data and assessing study quality. Odds ratio (OR) and hazard ratio (HR) data were analyzed separately using random effects weighted models. Of 42,054 studies searched, 106 RCTs including 40,280 patients met inclusion criteria. Patient average age was 57.2 years, with 52% females and 48% males; 42% had cardiovascular disease (CVD), 36% had cancer, and 22% had other conditions. Across 87 RCTs reporting data for discrete time periods, the average was OR = 1.20 (95% CI = 1.09 to 1.31, p < 0.001), indicating a 20% increased likelihood of survival among patients receiving psychosocial support compared to control groups receiving standard medical care. Among those studies, psychosocial interventions explicitly promoting health behaviors yielded improved likelihood of survival, whereas interventions without that primary focus did not. Across 22 RCTs reporting survival time, the average was HR = 1.29 (95% CI = 1.12 to 1.49, p < 0.001), indicating a 29% increased probability of survival over time among intervention recipients compared to controls. Among those studies, meta-regressions identified 3 moderating variables: control group type, patient disease severity, and risk of research bias. Studies in which control groups received health information/classes in addition to treatment as usual (TAU) averaged weaker effects than those in which control groups received only TAU. Studies with patients having relatively greater disease severity tended to yield smaller gains in survival time relative to control groups. In one of 3 analyses, studies with higher risk of research bias tended to report better outcomes. The main limitation of the data is that interventions very rarely blinded personnel and participants to study arm, such that expectations for improvement were not controlled. CONCLUSIONS In this meta-analysis, OR data indicated that psychosocial behavioral support interventions promoting patient motivation/coping to engage in health behaviors improved patient survival, but interventions focusing primarily on patients' social or emotional outcomes did not prolong life. HR data indicated that psychosocial interventions, predominantly focused on social or emotional outcomes, improved survival but yielded similar effects to health information/classes and were less effective among patients with apparently greater disease severity. Risk of research bias remains a plausible threat to data interpretation.
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- Timothy B. Smith
- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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Mlynarska A, Mlynarski R, Uchmanowicz I, Marcisz C, Golba KS. The Relationship between Frailty Syndrome and Concerns about an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17061954. [PMID: 32192011 PMCID: PMC7142564 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17061954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Frailty syndrome may cause cognitive decline and increased sensitivity to stressors. This can result in an increased incidence of anxiety and depression, and thus, concerns about life with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). The aim of the study was to assess the impact of frailty syndrome on the increase in the number of device-related concerns after the implantation of an ICD. Material and methods: The study sample was a group of 103 consecutive patients (85 M; aged 71.6 ± 8.2) with an implanted ICD. The ICD Concerns Questionnaire (ICDC) was used to analyze their concerns about life with an ICD, and the Tilburg Frailty Indicator scale (TFI) was used to diagnose frailty. Results: In the group of patients with an ICD implanted, 73% had recognized frailty (83.3% women, 74.1% men); the average point value was 6.55 ± 2.67. The total ICDC questionnaire score for the patients with an implanted cardioverter defibrillator was 34.06 ± 18.15. Patients with frailty syndrome had statistically (p = 0.039) higher scores (36.14 ± 17.08) compared to robust patients (27.56 ± 20.13). In the logistic regression analysis, the presence of frailty was strongly associated with the total questionnaire score (OR = 1.0265, p = 0.00426), the severity of the concerns (OR = 1.0417, p = 0.00451), and device-specific concerns (OR = 1.0982, p = 0.00424). Conclusion: Frailty syndrome occurs in about 80% of patients after ICD implantation. The presence of frailty syndrome was strongly associated with concerns about an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
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- Agnieszka Mlynarska
- Department of Gerontology and Geriatric Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice 40-635, Poland;
- Department of Electrocardiology, Upper Silesian Heart Centre, Katowice 40-635, Poland; (R.M.); (K.S.G.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-32-2024025; Fax: +48-32-2524098
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- Department of Electrocardiology, Upper Silesian Heart Centre, Katowice 40-635, Poland; (R.M.); (K.S.G.)
- Department of Electrocardiology and Heart Failure, School of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice 40-635, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw 51-618, Poland;
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- Department of Gerontology and Geriatric Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice 40-635, Poland;
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- Department of Electrocardiology, Upper Silesian Heart Centre, Katowice 40-635, Poland; (R.M.); (K.S.G.)
- Department of Electrocardiology and Heart Failure, School of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice 40-635, Poland
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Hammash M, McEvedy SM, Wright J, Cameron J, Miller J, Ski CF, Thompson DR, Biddle MJ, Wimsatt A, Schrader M, Smith RV, Chung ML, Moser DK. Perceived control and quality of life among recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Aust Crit Care 2019; 32:383-390. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2018.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 07/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Nielsen KM, Zwisler A, Taylor RS, Svendsen JH, Lindschou J, Anderson L, Jakobsen JC, Berg SK. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for adult patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019; 2:CD011828. [PMID: 30746679 PMCID: PMC6953352 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011828.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND An effective way of preventing sudden cardiac death is the use of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). In spite of the potential mortality benefits of receiving an ICD device, psychological problems experienced by patients after receiving an ICD may negatively impact their health-related quality of life, and lead to increased readmission to hospital and healthcare needs, loss of productivity and employment earnings, and increased morbidity and mortality. Evidence from other heart conditions suggests that cardiac rehabilitation should consist of both exercise training and psychoeducational interventions; such rehabilitation may benefit patients with an ICD. Prior systematic reviews of cardiac rehabilitation have excluded participants with an ICD. A systematic review was therefore conducted to assess the evidence for the use of exercise-based intervention programmes following implantation of an ICD. OBJECTIVES To assess the benefits and harms of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programmes (exercise-based interventions alone or in combination with psychoeducational components) compared with control (group of no intervention, treatment as usual or another rehabilitation programme with no physical exercise element) in adults with an ICD. SEARCH METHODS We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase and four other databases on 30 August 2018 and three trials registers on 14 November 2017. We also undertook reference checking, citation searching and contacted study authors for missing data. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) if they investigated exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation interventions compared with no intervention, treatment as usual or another rehabilitation programme. The trial participants were adults (aged 18 years or older), who had been treated with an ICD regardless of type or indication. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently extracted data and assessed risk of bias. The primary outcomes were all-cause mortality, serious adverse events and health-related quality of life. The secondary outcomes were exercise capacity, antitachycardia pacing, shock, non-serious adverse events, employment or loss of employment and costs and cost-effectiveness. Risk of systematic errors (bias) was assessed by evaluation of predefined bias risk domains. Clinical and statistical heterogeneity were assessed. Meta-analyses were undertaken using both fixed-effect and random-effects models. We used the GRADE approach to assess the quality of evidence. MAIN RESULTS We identified eight trials published from 2004 to 2017 randomising a total of 1730 participants, with mean intervention duration of 12 weeks. All eight trials were judged to be at overall high risk of bias and effect estimates are reported at the end of the intervention with a follow-up range of eight to 24 weeks.Seven trials reported all-cause mortality, but deaths only occurred in one trial with no evidence of a difference between exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation and control (risk ratio (RR) 1.96, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.18 to 21.26; participants = 196; trials = 1; quality of evidence: low). There was also no evidence of a difference in serious adverse events between exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation and control (RR 1.05, 95% CI 0.77 to 1.44; participants = 356; trials = 2; quality of evidence: low). Due to the variation in reporting of health-related quality of life outcomes, it was not possible to pool data. However, the five trials reporting health-related quality of life at the end of the intervention, each showed little or no evidence of a difference between exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation and control.For secondary outcomes, there was evidence of a higher pooled exercise capacity (peak VO2) at the end of the intervention (mean difference (MD) 0.91 mL/kg/min, 95% CI 0.60 to 1.21; participants = 1485; trials = 7; quality of evidence: very low) favouring exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation, albeit there was evidence of substantial statistical heterogeneity (I2 = 78%). There was no evidence of a difference in the risk of requiring antitachycardia pacing (RR 1.26, 95% CI 0.84 to 1.90; participants = 356; trials = 2; quality of evidence: moderate), appropriate shock (RR 0.56, 95% CI 0.20 to 1.58; participants = 428; studies = 3; quality of evidence: low) or inappropriate shock (RR 0.60, 95% CI 0.10 to 3.51; participants = 160; studies = 1; quality of evidence: moderate). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Due to a lack of evidence, we were unable to definitively assess the impact of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation on all-cause mortality, serious adverse events and health-related quality of life in adults with an ICD. However, our findings do provide very low-quality evidence that patients following exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation experience a higher exercise capacity compared with the no exercise control. Further high-quality randomised trials are needed in order to assess the impact of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in this population on all-cause mortality, serious adverse events, health-related quality of life, antitachycardia pacing and shock.
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- Kim M Nielsen
- Copenhagen University Hospital, RigshospitaletDepartment of Cardiology, The Heart CentreBlegdamsvej 9CopenhagenDenmark2100
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- Copenhagen University Hospital, RigshospitaletDepartment of Cardiology, The Heart CentreBlegdamsvej 9CopenhagenDenmark2100
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- University of Exeter Medical SchoolInstitute of Health ResearchSouth Cloisters, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree RoadExeterUKEX2 4SG
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- Copenhagen University Hospital, RigshospitaletDepartment of Cardiology, The Heart CentreBlegdamsvej 9CopenhagenDenmark2100
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- Department 7812, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University HospitalCopenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention ResearchBlegdamsvej 9CopenhagenDenmarkDK‐2100
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- University of Exeter Medical SchoolInstitute of Health ResearchSouth Cloisters, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree RoadExeterUKEX2 4SG
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- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Department 7812, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University HospitalCochrane Hepato‐Biliary GroupBlegdamsvej 9CopenhagenSjællandDenmarkDK‐2100
- Holbaek HospitalDepartment of CardiologyHolbaekDenmark4300
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- Copenhagen University Hospital, RigshospitaletDepartment of Cardiology, The Heart CentreBlegdamsvej 9CopenhagenDenmark2100
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Farquhar JM, Stonerock GL, Blumenthal JA. Treatment of Anxiety in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review. PSYCHOSOMATICS 2018; 59:318-332. [PMID: 29735242 PMCID: PMC6015539 DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2018.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anxiety is common in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and is associated with an increased risk for adverse outcomes. There has been a relative paucity of studies concerning treatment of anxiety in patients with CHD. OBJECTIVE We conducted a systematic review to organize and assess research into the treatment of anxiety in patients with CHD. METHODS We searched CCTR/CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL for randomized clinical trials conducted before October 2016 that measured anxiety before and after an intervention for patients with CHD. RESULTS A total of 475 articles were subjected to full text review, yielding 112 publications that met inclusion criteria plus an additional 7 studies from reference lists and published reviews, yielding 119 studies. Sample size, country of origin, study quality, and demographics varied widely among studies. Most studies were conducted with nonanxious patients. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were the most frequently used instruments to assess anxiety. Interventions included pharmacological, counseling, relaxation-based, educational, or "alternative" therapies. Forty (33% of total) studies reported that the interventions reduced anxiety; treatment efficacy varied by study and type of intervention. Elevated anxiety was an inclusion criterion in only 4 studies, with inconsistent results. CONCLUSION Although there have been a number of randomized clinical trials of patients with CHD that assessed anxiety, in most cases anxiety was a secondary outcome, and only one-third found that symptoms of anxiety were reduced with treatment. Future studies need to target anxious patients and evaluate the effects of treatment on anxiety and relevant clinical endpoints.
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- Julia M Farquhar
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
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Psychometric Testing of the Emotional Responses Post Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Scale. J Nurs Meas 2017; 25:305-313. [PMID: 28789753 DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.25.2.305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The implantable cardioverter (ICD) is the mainstay of treatment for patients at risk for and those who have had life threatening arrhythmias. The negative emotional responses are important for clinicians to identify. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of The Emotional Responses Post Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Scale among patients with ICD. METHODS This study was completed in phases; content validity, construct validity, internal consistency, reliability of the instrument and test-retest reliability. RESULTS The 3 factors are Factor 1, Depressive Symptoms; Factor 2, Anxiety Symptoms; and Factor 3, Fear of the Device. The overall coefficient for the total set of items was .85. Coefficients of the three factors ranged from .80 to .85. CONCLUSION This study provides evidence to support the content, construct validity, and reliability of this scale.
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Berg SK, Herning M, Svendsen JH, Christensen AV, Thygesen LC. The Screen-ICD trial. Screening for anxiety and cognitive therapy intervention for patients with implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD): a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open 2016; 6:e013186. [PMID: 27798030 PMCID: PMC5093681 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Previous research shows that patients with an implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) have a fourfold increased mortality risk when suffering from anxiety compared with ICD patients without anxiety. This research supports the screening of ICD patients for anxiety with the purpose of starting relevant intervention. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Screen-ICD consists of 3 parts: (1) screening of all hospitalised and outpatient patients at two university hospitals using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), scores ≥8 are invited to participate. (2) Assessment of type of anxiety by Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders (SCID). (3) Investigator-initiated randomised clinical superiority trial with blinded outcome assessment, with 1:1 randomisation to cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) performed by a cardiac nurse with CBT training, plus usual care or usual care alone. The primary outcome is HADS-A measured at 16 weeks. Secondary outcomes include Becks Anxiety Inventory, HeartQoL, Hamilton Anxiety Scale, heart rate variability, ICD shock, time to first shock and antitachycardia pacing. A total of 88 participants will be included. The primary analyses are based on the intention-to-treat principle and we use a mixed model with repeated measurements for continuous outcomes. For binary outcomes (HADS-A score <8), we use a generalised mixed model with repeated measurements. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The trial is performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All patients must give informed consent prior to participation and the trial is initiated after approval by the Danish Data Protection Agency (RH-2015-282) and the regional ethics committee (H-16018868). Positive, neutral and negative results of the trial will be published. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT02713360.
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- Selina Kikkenborg Berg
- The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
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- The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Clinical Effects and Implications of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Patients: A Mixed-Methods Approach Embedding Data From the Copenhagen Outpatient ProgrammE-Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Randomized Clinical Trial With Qualitative Data. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2016; 30:420-7. [PMID: 25055078 DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Copenhagen Outpatient ProgrammE-Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator trial was a randomized clinical trial that compared a complex rehabilitation intervention including exercise training and psychoeducational interventions with usual care. A significant difference between rehabilitation and usual care was found in physical capacity and general and mental health. However, the clinical effect sizes of these findings were not investigated, and the findings from the quantitative and qualitative analyses were not triangulated to address the issue of whether the qualitative results could help explain the quantitative results and bring forward additional information. OBJECTIVES The objectives are to (a) determine the clinical effect sizes of the primary outcomes and (b) triangulate the quantitative and qualitative findings. METHODS A total of 196 patients with first-time implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation were randomized (1:1) to comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (12 weeks of exercise training and 1 year of psychoeducational follow-up) versus treatment as usual. Two primary outcomes, perceived health (Short Form-36) and peak oxygen uptake, were used. Cohen d was calculated. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 10 patients representing the rehabilitation group. Triangulation was carried out by integrating the findings from the quantitative and qualitative results in light of each other. RESULTS Clinically meaningful effects were found between groups in peak oxygen uptake, general health, and mental health in favor of the rehabilitation group. Within groups, we found medium/high effect sizes on the mental component score in the rehabilitation group over time and only a small effect in the usual care group. The mechanisms of these effects were further explained by the qualitative findings. Patients with better physical health learned how to interpret body signals and adjust exercise behavior and experienced increased physical capacity. Those with better mental health received support that assisted them to cope with the possibility of shock and death and regain trust in their bodies. CONCLUSION The program has a clinical effect and is perceived as beneficial through supportive coping.
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Ferguson M, Kovacs AH. An Integrated Adult Congenital Heart Disease Psychology Service. CONGENIT HEART DIS 2016; 11:444-451. [DOI: 10.1111/chd.12331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Meaghan Ferguson
- Graduate Program in Psychology, York University; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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Kovacs AH, Bandyopadhyay M, Grace SL, Kentner AC, Nolan RP, Silversides CK, Irvine MJ. Adult Congenital Heart Disease-Coping And REsilience (ACHD-CARE): Rationale and methodology of a pilot randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials 2015; 45:385-393. [PMID: 26546067 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Revised: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION One-third of North American adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) have diagnosable mood or anxiety disorders and most do not receive mental health treatment. There are no published interventions targeting the psychosocial needs of patients with CHD of any age. We describe the development of a group psychosocial intervention aimed at improving the psychosocial functioning, quality of life, and resilience of adults with CHD and the design of a study protocol to determine the feasibility of a potential full-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT). METHODS/DESIGN Drawing upon our quantitative and qualitative research, we developed the Adult CHD-Coping And REsilience (ACHD-CARE) intervention and designed a feasibility study that included a 2-parallel arm non-blinded pilot RCT. Eligible participants (CHD, age ≥ 18 years, no planned surgery, symptoms suggestive of a mood and/or anxiety disorder) were randomized to the ACHD-CARE intervention or Usual Care (1:1 allocation ratio). The group intervention was delivered during eight 90-minute weekly sessions. Feasibility will be assessed in the following domains: (i) process (e.g. recruitment and retention), (ii) resources, (iii) management, (iv) scientific outcomes, and (v) intervention acceptability. DISCUSSION This study underscores the importance of carefully developing and testing the feasibility of psychosocial interventions in medical populations before moving to full-scale clinical trials. At study conclusion, we will be poised to make one of three determinations for a full-scale RCT: (1) feasible, (2) feasible with modifications, or (3) not feasible. This study will guide the future evaluation and provision of psychosocial treatment for adults with CHD.
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- Adrienne H Kovacs
- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, 585 University Ave, 5N-523, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada.
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- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, 585 University Ave, 5N-523, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada
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- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, 585 University Ave, 5N-523, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada; York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J1P3, Canada
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- School of Arts and Sciences, MCPHS University, 179 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, 585 University Ave, 5N-523, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada
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- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, 585 University Ave, 5N-523, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada
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- York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J1P3, Canada
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RUSSELL DOUGLASC, SMITH TRACEYL, KRAHN DEAND, GRASKAMP PETER, SINGH DALIP, KOLDEN GREGORYG, SIGMUND HEIDI, ZHANG ZHENGJUN. Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management on Negative Mood and Cardiac Autonomic Activity in ICD Recipients. PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 2015; 38:951-65. [DOI: 10.1111/pace.12668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- DOUGLAS C. RUSSELL
- W S Middleton Veterans Hospital; Madison Wisconsin
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine; University of Wisconsin; Madison Wisconsin
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- W S Middleton Veterans Hospital; Madison Wisconsin
- Department of Psychiatry; University of Wisconsin; Madison Wisconsin
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- Zablocki VA Medical Center; Milwaukee Wisconsin
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- Department of Psychiatry; University of Wisconsin; Madison Wisconsin
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- Department of Statistics; University of Wisconsin; Madison Wisconsin
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Riegel B, Broicher W, Wegscheider K, Andresen V, Brähler E, Lohse AW, Löwe B. Quality of life one year post-Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104 infection--a prospective cohort study. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2015; 27:370-8. [PMID: 25581112 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND In 2011, a major outbreak of hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhea related to infections from Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104 (STEC) occurred in Germany. While previous research has focused on the medical components of this disease, we aimed to investigate the course of health-related quality of life (HrQoL) over 12 months including somatic and psychosocial risk factors. Furthermore, the influence of chronic fatigue (CF) on HrQoL was examined. METHODS A prospective cohort study with n = 389 patients completing self-report scales at baseline, after 6 months (participation rate: 79%) and after 12 months (participation rate: 77%). The courses of physical and mental HrQoL over the 12 month period were calculated by employing general linear mixed models. KEY RESULTS While the physical component score of HrQoL reached a score comparable to the general population, the mental component score remained below average 12 months after STEC infection. Female gender, prior psychiatric disorder, and prior traumatic events were risk factors for a worse HrQoL course after 12 months, while social support was identified to be protective. CF was associated with low HrQoL. In addition, the somatic symptom burden remained persistently high. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES Our results show high somatic and psychosocial burden in patients 12 months after STEC infection. We recommend considering the risk factors and protective factors of poor HrQoL early in the treatment of STEC or similar diseases. Patients who are suffering from persisting somatic symptoms, CF, and impaired HrQoL may require specific aftercare.
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- B Riegel
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, and Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek, Hamburg, Germany
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Phone-delivered mindfulness training for patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial. Ann Behav Med 2014; 46:243-50. [PMID: 23605175 DOI: 10.1007/s12160-013-9505-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The reduction in adrenergic activity and anxiety associated with meditation may be beneficial for patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. PURPOSE This study aims to determine the feasibility of a phone-delivered mindfulness intervention in patients with defibrillators and to obtain preliminary indications of efficacy on mindfulness and anxiety. METHODS Clinically stable outpatients were randomized to a mindfulness intervention (eight weekly individual phone sessions) or to a scripted follow-up phone call. We used the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Five Facets of Mindfulness to measure anxiety and mindfulness, and multivariate linear regression to estimate the intervention effect on pre-post-intervention changes in these variables. RESULTS We enrolled 45 patients (23 mindfulness and 22 control; age, 43-83; 30 % women). Retention was 93 %; attendance was 94 %. Mindfulness (beta = 3.31; p = 0.04) and anxiety (beta = -1.15; p = 0.059) improved in the mindfulness group. CONCLUSIONS Mindfulness training can be effectively phone-delivered and may improve mindfulness and anxiety in cardiac defibrillator outpatients.
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Post‐traumatic stress disorder and its risk factors in Japanese patients living with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: A preliminary examination. J Arrhythm 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joa.2013.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Maia ACCO, Braga AA, Soares-Filho G, Pereira V, Nardi AE, Silva AC. Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy in reducing psychiatric symptoms in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator: an integrative review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 47:265-72. [PMID: 24652325 PMCID: PMC4075289 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20133418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This article is a systematic review of the available literature on the benefits that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) offers patients with implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and confirms its effectiveness. After receiving the device, some patients fear that it will malfunction, or they remain in a constant state of tension due to sudden electrical discharges and develop symptoms of anxiety and depression. A search with the key words "anxiety", "depression", "implantable cardioverter", "cognitive behavioral therapy" and "psychotherapy" was carried out. The search was conducted in early January 2013. Sources for the search were ISI Web of Knowledge, PubMed, and PsycINFO. A total of 224 articles were retrieved: 155 from PubMed, 69 from ISI Web of Knowledge. Of these, 16 were written in a foreign language and 47 were duplicates, leaving 161 references for analysis of the abstracts. A total of 19 articles were eliminated after analysis of the abstracts, 13 were eliminated after full-text reading, and 11 articles were selected for the review. The collection of articles for literature review covered studies conducted over a period of 13 years (1998-2011), and, according to methodological design, there were 1 cross-sectional study, 1 prospective observational study, 2 clinical trials, 4 case-control studies, and 3 case studies. The criterion used for selection of the 11 articles was the effectiveness of the intervention of CBT to decrease anxiety and depression in patients with ICD, expressed as a ratio. The research indicated that CBT has been effective in the treatment of ICD patients with depressive and anxiety symptoms. Research also showed that young women represented a risk group, for which further study is needed. Because the number of references on this theme was small, further studies should be carried out.
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- Laboratório de Pânico e Respiração, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Pânico e Respiração, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Pânico e Respiração, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Pânico e Respiração, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Pânico e Respiração, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Pânico e Respiração, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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Berg SK, Pedersen PU, Zwisler AD, Winkel P, Gluud C, Pedersen BD, Svendsen JH. Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation improves outcome for patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Findings from the COPE-ICD randomised clinical trial. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2014; 14:34-44. [PMID: 24504872 DOI: 10.1177/1474515114521920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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AIMS The aim of this randomised clinical trial was to assess a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation intervention including exercise training and psycho-education vs 'treatment as usual' in patients treated with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). METHODS In this study 196 patients with first time ICD implantation (mean age 57.2 (standard deviation (SD)=13.2); 79% men) were randomised (1:1) to comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation vs 'treatment as usual'. Altogether 144 participants completed the 12 month follow-up. The intervention consisted of twelve weeks of exercise training and one year of psycho-educational follow-up focusing on modifiable factors associated with poor outcomes. Two primary outcomes, general health score (Short Form-36 (SF-36)) and peak oxygen uptake (VO₂), were used. Post-hoc analyses included SF-36 and ICD therapy history. RESULTS Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation significantly increased VO2 uptake after exercise training to 23.0 (95% confidence interval (CI) 20.9-22.7) vs 20.8 (95% CI 18.9-22.7) ml/min/kg in the control group (p=0.004 (multiplicity p=0.015)). Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation significantly increased general health; at three months (mean 62.8 (95% CI 58.1-67.5) vs 64.4 (95% CI: 59.6-69.2)) points; at six months (mean 66.7 (95% CI 61.5-72.0) vs 61.9 (95% CI 56.1-67.7) points); and 12 months (mean 63.5 (95% CI 57.7-69.3) vs 62.1 (95% CI 56.2-68.0)) points (p <0.05). Explorative analyses showed a significant difference between groups in favour of the intervention group. No significant difference was seen in ICD therapy history. CONCLUSION Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation combining exercise training and a psycho-educational intervention improves VO₂-uptake and general health. Furthermore, mental health seems improved. No significant difference was found in the number of ICD shocks or anti-tachycardia pacing therapy.
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- Centre of Clinical Guidelines - Clearinghouse, Faculty of Medicine and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark
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- The Heart Centre Unit 2151, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
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- Centre for Clinical Intervention Research Unit 3344, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
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- Centre for Clinical Intervention Research Unit 3344, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
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- Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia (DARC), University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Matchett M, Sears SF, Hazelton G, Kirian K, Wilson E, Nekkanti R. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator: its history, current psychological impact and future. Expert Rev Med Devices 2014; 6:43-50. [DOI: 10.1586/17434440.6.1.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ventricular tachyarrhythmias and mortality in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: impact of depression in the MIDAS cohort. Psychosom Med 2014; 76:58-65. [PMID: 24336430 DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000000017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We examined whether depression is independently associated with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy for ventricular tachyarrhythmias and mortality. METHODS A cohort of 430 consecutive patients with a first-time ICD (79% men; mean [standard deviation] age = 57.8 [12.1] years) completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 1 day before implantation. During follow-up, the ICD was interrogated at 3-month intervals. Cox proportional hazard regression analyses were used to examine the impact of depression on time to first appropriate ICD therapy and all-cause mortality during a median follow-up period of 3.8 years. RESULTS Of all patients, 108 (25.1%) were depressed. Depression was not associated with time to first appropriate ICD therapy (unadjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 1.07, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.73-1.56). However, depression was associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality (unadjusted HR = 2.18, 95% CI = 1.36-3.49). Depression remained independently associated with all-cause mortality (HR = 1.94, 95% CI = 1.06-3.54, p = .031), after adjusting for demographic and clinical characteristics. Patients who remained depressed during the first 3 months after implantation were at greatest risk for dying (HR = 2.88, 95% CI = 1.29-6.45, p = .010). CONCLUSIONS The current study showed that depression at the time of implant is not associated with time to first appropriate ICD therapy but almost doubled the risk for all-cause mortality in patients with an ICD. Patients with persistent depression during the first 3 months after implantation face the greatest risk of dying. Current evidence indicates that multifactorial interventions are likely to be the most successful in terms of reducing distress. Whether this translates into enhanced survival has yet to be determined.
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LANG SASKIA, BECKER RÜDIGER, WILKE STEFANIE, HARTMANN MECHTHILD, HERZOG WOLFGANG, LÖWE BERND. Anxiety Disorders in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: Frequency, Course, Predictors, and Patients’ Requests for Treatment. PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 2013; 37:35-47. [DOI: 10.1111/pace.12276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Revised: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- SASKIA LANG
- Department of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics; University of Heidelberg; Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of Cardiology; University of Heidelberg; Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics; University of Heidelberg; Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics; University of Heidelberg; Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics; University of Heidelberg; Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy; University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and Schön Klinik Hamburg-Eilbek; Hamburg Germany
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Habibović M, Burg MM, Pedersen SS. Behavioral interventions in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: lessons learned and where to go from here? PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 2013; 36:578-90. [PMID: 23438053 DOI: 10.1111/pace.12108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2012] [Revised: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 01/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is the first-line treatment for primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. A subgroup of patients experience psychological distress postimplant, and no clear evidence base exists regarding how best to address patients' needs. The aim of this critical review is to provide an overview of behavioral interventions in ICD patients to date, and to delineate directions for future research using lessons learned from the ongoing RISTA and WEBCARE trials. METHODS We searched the PubMed and PsycInfo databases to identify reports of behavioral trials targeting distress and related factors in ICD patients published between 1980 and April 2012. RESULTS We identified 17 trials for the review. Generally, compared to usual care, behavioral interventions were associated with reduced anxiety and depression and improved physical functioning, with effect sizes ranging from small to moderate-large (0.10-1.79 for anxiety; 0.23-1.20 for depression). Important limitations were small sample sizes and potential selection bias, hampering generalizability of the results. In addition to a need for larger trials, experiences from the RISTA and WEBCARE trials suggest that intervention trials tailored to the individual patient may be the way forward. CONCLUSIONS Behavioral interventions show promise with respect to reducing distress in ICD patients. Large-scale intervention trials targeted to the individual needs and preferences of patients are warranted, as a "one size fits all" approach is unlikely to work for all ICD patients.
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- Mirela Habibović
- CoRPS - Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
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What is the use? Application of the short form (SF) questionnaires for the evaluation of treatment effects. Qual Life Res 2012; 22:1225-30. [DOI: 10.1007/s11136-012-0266-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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MORKEN INGVILDM, ISAKSEN KJETIL, KARLSEN BJØRG, NOREKVÅL TONEM, BRU EDVIN, LARSEN ALFINGE. Shock Anxiety among Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Recipients with Recent Tachyarrhythmia. PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 2012; 35:1369-76. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03505.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Morken IM, Norekvål TM, Isaksen K, Munk PS, Karlsen B, Larsen AI. Increased confidence to engage in physical exertion: older ICD recipients’ experiences of participating in an exercise training programme. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2012; 12:261-8. [DOI: 10.1177/1474515111435885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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- Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
- University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Design and methods for a pilot study of a phone-delivered, mindfulness-based intervention in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2012; 2012:972106. [PMID: 22536294 PMCID: PMC3320061 DOI: 10.1155/2012/972106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2011] [Revised: 01/09/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background. Meditation practices are associated with a reduction in adrenergic activity that may benefit patients with severe cardiac arrhythmias. This paper describes the design and methods of a pilot study testing the feasibility of a phone-delivered mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for treatment of anxiety in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). Design and Methods. Consecutive, clinically stable outpatients (n = 52) will be screened for study eligibility within a month of an ICD-related procedure or ICD shock and will be randomly assigned to MBI or to usual care. MBI patients will receive eight weekly individual phone sessions based on two mindfulness practices (awareness of breath and body scan) plus home practice with a CD for 20 minutes daily. Patients assigned to usual care will be offered the standard care planned by the hospital. Assessments will occur at baseline and at the completion of the intervention (between 9 and 12 weeks after randomization). The primary study outcome is feasibility; secondary outcomes include anxiety, mindfulness, and number of administered shocks during the intervention period. Conclusions. If proven feasible and effective, phone-delivered mindfulness-based interventions could improve psychological distress in ICD outpatients with serious cardiovascular conditions.
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PURPOSE Evaluating rehabilitation programmes from the patient's perspective is much needed, as the patients are the most important stakeholders in the health care system. A comprehensive rehabilitation programme, COPE-ICD programme, consists of exercise training and nursing consultations during a one year period post ICD implantation. The purpose of this paper is to describe the experience and meaning of participating in a comprehensive ICD-specific rehabilitation programme. METHODS Qualitative interviews were conducted with 10 patients representing the participating population, and later transcribed. The analysis was inspired by Ricoeur's theory of interpretation, which consists of three levels: naive reading, structured analysis and critical interpretation and discussion. RESULTS The overall concept was that participating in the COPE-ICD programme meant feeling inspired and secure through individualized care. Four themes emerged: Knowledge: patients gained much needed understanding; Physical attention: patients interpreted body signals and adjusted their exercise behaviour; Trust: patients regained trust, felt secure and dared to live again; Strategies of living: patients' coping was supported through reflection and professional dialogue, and they dealt with the risk of shock or death. CONCLUSION Participating in an ICD-specific rehabilitation programme can make patients feel inspired and secure through individualized care. They discover that they have to rethink some of their strategies of living and they gain support in the reflection and coping needed for that. Patients gain insight and they develop a special physical attention whereby they continue healthy activities through interpreting body signals and adjusting exercise behaviour. They learn to trust their body again.
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Day SM. Anxiety in Patients With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 5:2-4. [DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.111.962639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Sharlene M. Day
- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, TN, USA
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- Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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The prevalence of anxiety and depression in adults with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a systematic review. J Psychosom Res 2011; 71:223-31. [PMID: 21911099 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2010] [Revised: 02/08/2011] [Accepted: 02/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is used to treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias and in the prevention of sudden cardiac death. A significant proportion of ICD patients experience psychological symptoms including anxiety, depression or both, which in turn can impact adjustment to the device. The objective of this systematic review was to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression or symptoms of anxiety and depression among adults with ICDs. METHODS Search of MEDLINE®, CINAHL®, PsycINFO®, EMBASE® and Cochrane® for English-language articles published through 2009 that used validated diagnostic interviews to diagnose anxiety or depression or self-report questionnaires to assess symptoms of anxiety or depression in adults with an ICD. RESULTS Forty-five studies that assessed over 5000 patients were included. Between 11% and 28% of patients had a depressive disorder and 11-26% had an anxiety disorder in 3 small studies (Ns=35-90) that used validated diagnostic interviews. Rates of elevated symptoms of anxiety (8-63%) and depression (5-41%) based on self-report questionnaires ranged widely across studies and times of assessment. Evidence was inconsistent on rates pre- versus post-implantation, rates over time, rates for primary versus secondary prevention, and for shocked versus non-shocked patients. CONCLUSION Larger studies utilizing structured interviews are needed to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression among ICD patients and factors that may influence rates of anxiety and depressive disorders. Based on existing data, it may be appropriate to assume a 20% prevalence rate for both depressive and anxiety disorders post-ICD implant, a rate similar to that in other cardiac populations.
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Ginzburg D, Tavenaux M, Sperzel J, Boukacem A, Hamm C, Jordan J. [An outpatient education program for patients and partners after implantation of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD)]. Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol 2011; 22:157-165. [PMID: 21822648 DOI: 10.1007/s00399-011-0146-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The implantation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is commonly followed by a physical and psychological process of adaptation to the new situation. Psychological support is often not provided and patients are left alone with questions and their needs. Because of the emerging sense of support group programs have proven to be apt for clearing up questions and addressing personal concerns. In the present study a psychoeducational program is presented and evaluated in detail. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 308 patients with ICDs as well as their partners participated in a 2 day psychoeducational program. Of the patients 100 as well as their partners were asked to complete questionnaires concerning anxiety and depression (HADS) as well as their satisfaction with the program. The program consists of five modules: a warm up and getting to know each other; medical and technical information concerning the ICD, psychoeducation concerning the topics anxiety and avoidance, relaxation and an experience report of a patient who has had an ICD for many years. RESULTS The evaluation results of 72 participants are present. All patients would definitively recommend participation in the program to other patients with an ICD without restrictions. The satisfaction with the five different modules of the intervention was very high. The depression as well as the anxious symptomatology in the HADS decreased significantly in the 1 year follow-up but did not exceed the cut-off point of 8. The anxiety and depression symptoms of the partners decreased significantly and exceeded the cut-off point of 8 in the follow-up.
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- Abteilung für Psychokardiologie, Herz- Thorax- und Rheumazentrum, Kerckhoff Klinik, Ludwigstr. 41, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Deutschland.
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Berg SK, Svendsen JH, Zwisler AD, Pedersen BD, Preisler P, Siersbæk-Hansen L, Hansen MB, Nielsen RH, Pedersen PU. COPE-ICD: a randomised clinical trial studying the effects and meaning of a comprehensive rehabilitation programme for ICD recipients -design, intervention and population. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2011; 11:33. [PMID: 21682864 PMCID: PMC3131243 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-11-33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2011] [Accepted: 06/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Growing evidence exists that living with an ICD can lead to fear and avoidance behaviour including the avoidance of physical activity. It has been suggested that psychological stress can increase the risk of shock and predict death. Small studies have indicated a beneficial effect arising from exercise training and psychological intervention, therefore a large-scale rehabilitation programme was set up. Methods/Design A mixed methods embedded experimental design was chosen to include both quantitative and qualitative measures. A randomised clinical trial is its primary component. 196 patients (power-calculated) were block randomised to either a control group or intervention group at a single centre. The intervention consists of a 1-year psycho-educational component provided by two nurses and a 12-week exercise training component provided by two physiotherapists. Our hypothesis is that the COPE-ICD programme will reduce avoidance behaviour, sexual dysfunction and increase quality of life, increase physical capability, reduce the number of treatment-demanding arrhythmias, reduce mortality and acute re-hospitalisation, reduce sickness leading to absence from work and be cost-effective. A blinded investigator will perform all physical tests and data collection. Discussion Most participants are men (79%) with a mean age of 58 (range 20-85). Most ICD implantations are on primary prophylactic indication (66%). 44% is NYHA II. Mean walk capacity (6MWT) is 417 m. Mean perception of General Health (SF-36) is PCS 42.6 and MCS 47.1. A large-scale ICD rehabilitation trial including psycho-educational intervention and exercise training has been initiated and will report findings starting in 2011. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00569478
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- Rigshospitalet, The Heart Center, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavior therapy tailored to psychological adaptation to an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Psychosom Med 2011; 73:226-33. [PMID: 21321256 DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e31820afc63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate a eight-session cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) intervention tailored to adaptation in implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients; and to test for treatment group by gender interaction effects. METHODS Patients receiving their first ICD implant were randomized to CBT or usual cardiac care. Primary outcomes measured at baseline, 6-month, and 12-month follow-ups were symptoms of anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (Impact of Events Scale-Revised), and phobic anxiety (Crown-Crisp Experiential Index). Secondary outcomes were quality of life (Short Form-36 Physical Component Summary and Short Form-36 Mental Component Summary) and ICD shocks or antitachycardia pacing therapies. RESULTS Of 292 eligible patients, 193 consented and were randomized to CBT (n = 96) or usual cardiac care (n = 97). Eighty percent were male; mean age was 64.4 years (standard deviation = 14.3); and 70% received an ICD for secondary prevention. No baseline differences were observed between the treatment conditions; however, women scored worse than men on all psychological and quality of life variables (p < .05). Eighty-three percent completed follow-up. Repeated-measures analyses of covariance revealed significantly greater improvement with CBT on posttraumatic stress disorder total and avoidance symptoms for men and women combined (p < .05) and significantly greater improvement in depressive symptoms and Short Form-36 Mental Component Summary only in women (p < .01). No differences were observed between treatment conditions on ICD therapies over follow-up. CONCLUSION A CBT intervention to assist adaptation to an ICD enhanced psychological functioning over the first year post implant.
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Depression is a significant problem in patients with heart failure (HF). This article examines the evidence for the use of cognitive therapy (CT) in treating depression and depressive symptoms in patients with HF and cardiovascular related illnesses. In 8 of the 14 studies reviewed, researchers found that CT reduced depressive symptoms; however, the limitations of the studies prevent wide generalization of the results. Evidence to support the use of CT for the treatment of depressive symptoms in patients with cardiovascular illness is insufficient at this time. Large randomized controlled trials that demonstrate the efficacy of CT are needed before clinicians routinely refer patients with HF to CT for the purpose of improving depression or depressive symptoms.
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- University of Kentucky College of Nursing, 760 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536-0232, USA.
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CHAIR SEKY, LEE CHUIK, CHOI KAIC, SEARS SAMUELF. Quality of Life Outcomes in Chinese Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2011; 34:858-67. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03048.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bostwick JM, Sola CL. An Updated Review of Implantable Cardioverter/Defibrillators, Induced Anxiety, and Quality of Life. Heart Fail Clin 2011; 7:101-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2010.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Redhead AP, Turkington D, Rao S, Tynan MM, Bourke JP. Psychopathology in postinfarction patients implanted with cardioverter-defibrillators for secondary prevention. A cross-sectional, case-controlled study. J Psychosom Res 2010; 69:555-63. [PMID: 21109043 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2009] [Revised: 04/06/2010] [Accepted: 06/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine (1) the incidence of anxiety and depression in patients implanted with defibrillators for secondary arrhythmia protection after myocardial infarction; (2) the effect of comorbidity and receipt of shock therapy on psychosocial maladjustment. METHODS Cross-sectional, one-off, questionnaire-based (HADS; MOS SF-36), case-controlled study of defibrillator recipients (n=100) from a 3-year implant period and three groups of matched controls [pacemaker (n=50), coronary intervention (n=50), atrial fibrillation (n=50)], sharing specific preselected previous health experiences. Spouses of each subgroup (n=106) were also studied. Although a cardiac rehabilitation program was available routinely for postinfarction patients, no specific rehabilitation was provided after defibrillator or pacemaker implant. RESULTS Mean scores for each assessment were similar for each group. Individual patient scores, however, revealed similarly high incidences of anxiety (24-34%) and depression (14-22%) in all groups. Experience of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) 'shock(s)' and 'shock storm(s)' (≥ 3 shocks in 24 h) increased anxiety significantly. HADS criteria for anxiety 'caseness' or borderline 'caseness' were met in 63.6% of shock-storm recipients. Abnormal anxiety scores did not differ with interval from index event. Individual HADS scores also identified high incidences of anxiety in all spouse groups (25-48%). CONCLUSIONS Experience of shock storm precipitates pathological levels of anxiety in ICD recipients, and need for an ICD contributes to spouse anxiety. Individual CBT is indicated for patients who experience multiple shocks along with psycho-education for spouses. Anxiolytic and antidepressant medications may be indicated as part of their psychological rehabilitation.
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VAZQUEZ LAUREND, CONTI JAMIEB, SEARS SAMUELF. Female-Specific Education, Management, and Lifestyle Enhancement for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Patients: The FEMALE-ICD Study. PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 2010; 33:1131-40. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02787.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A randomized controlled trial of secondary prevention of anxiety and distress in a German sample of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Psychosom Med 2010; 72:434-41. [PMID: 20410252 DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e3181d9bcec] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate a minimal, easy, accessible intervention targeting anxiety and reduced quality of life in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). An estimated 24% to 87% of patients experience anxiety, and 10% to 15% have reduced quality of life. METHODS A total of 119 ICD patients were assigned randomly to usual medical aftercare (n = 63) or additional psychological treatment (n = 56) comprising of written information on medical and psychological consequences of an ICD plus 6 months of individual phone counseling. Treatment efficacy was evaluated by comparing T0 (immediately after implantation) and T1 (6 months later) assessments. RESULTS Although 75% of patients considered the program helpful, age moderated treatment efficacy. As indicated by triple interactions, only in the treatment group, anxiety (HADS-Anxiety, p < .01), psychological distress (SCL-K-9, p < .02), and somatic quality of life (SF-36-PCS, p < .01) improved in ICD patients aged <65 years but deteriorated in older patients (age, 65-75 years). Frequency of ICD discharges was associated with a symptom increase from T0 to T1 in all patients (HADS-Depression, CAQ-Avoidance, and ICD-Constraints; all p < .05). CONCLUSIONS Our findings confirm that psychological treatments cannot be expected to have uniformly positive effects in ICD patients. Our minimal intervention may have adequately addressed ICD-related concerns in younger patients but may have fostered problems in older patients with fewer concerns. Therefore, our findings warrant custom treatment with particular attention to the elderly as well as patients with frequent ICD discharges.
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a life-complicating illness adversely affecting morbidity, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and healthcare use. Studies using HRQOL instruments suggest that patients diagnosed with AF experience more psychological distress than do healthy controls. Psychological distress in forms of anxiety and depression in patients with heart failure or coronary artery disease is related to increased mortality, morbidity, and consumption of healthcare. However, there is a critical lack of knowledge regarding the type and extent of psychological distress and its consequences in patients diagnosed with AF. This article will review the current state of scientific knowledge regarding psychological distress in patients with AF and offer suggestions for future studies. Medline, CINAHL, PscyhInfo, and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection databases up to June 2009 were reviewed for key terms atrial fibrillation, psychological distress, affective distress, mood, emotional distress, psychological stress, negative affect, anxiety, depression, anger, and hostility. Ten studies using tested instruments to measure psychological distress were retained. The prevalence of psychological distress was not consistently reported. Combined findings revealed that psychological distress in the form of depression and/or anxiety uniquely contributed to greater AF symptom severity, diminished HRQOL, and recurrence of AF. Studies describing interventions to address psychological distress were not found. Lack of conceptual clarity and diversity of study purposes, designs, participants, and instruments limit the ability to draw coherent conclusions from findings. Nevertheless, findings suggest that psychological distress is present in a substantial portion of patients diagnosed with AF and its presence is related to adverse outcomes. Further study to identify the prevalence, characteristics, and consequences of psychological distress in patients diagnosed with AF is required to extend our knowledge and provide a foundation for development of interventions to address psychological distress in this rapidly increasing population.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Although anecdotal evidence has long suggested links between emotion and ventricular arrhythmia, more recent studies have prospectively demonstrated the arrhythmogenic effects of anger, as well as mechanisms underlying these effects. RECENT FINDINGS Epidemiological studies reveal that psychological stress increases sudden death, as well as arrhythmias, in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, in populations during emotionally devastating disasters such as earthquake or war. Diary-based studies confirm that anger and other negative emotions can trigger potentially lethal ventricular arrhythmias. Anger alters electrophysiological properties of the myocardium, including T-wave alternans, a measure of heterogeneity of repolarization, suggesting one mechanistic link between emotion and arrhythmia. Pilot studies of behavioral interventions have shown promise in decreasing arrhythmias in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. SUMMARY Anger and other strong emotions can trigger polymorphic, potentially life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in vulnerable patients. Through autonomic changes including increased sympathetic activity and vagal withdrawal, anger leads to increases in heterogeneity of repolarization as measured by T-wave alternans, known to be associated with arrhythmogenesis, as well as increasing inducibility of arrhythmia. Further delineation of mechanisms linking anger and arrhythmia, and of approaches to decrease the detrimental effects of anger and other negative emotions on arrhythmogenesis, are important areas of future investigation.
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Rationale and design of a randomized clinical trial comparing stress reduction treatment to usual cardiac care: the Reducing Vulnerability to Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Shock-Treated Ventricular Arrhythmias (RISTA) trial. Psychosom Med 2010; 72:172-7. [PMID: 20028832 PMCID: PMC2826193 DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e3181c932d4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To present the design of a multicenter, randomized trial testing the effects of stress reduction treatment (SRT) on the prevalence of shock-treated ventricular arrhythmias among patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Significant adjustment problems secondary to ICD shock can increase the likelihood of arrhythmias requiring shock for termination. Whether SRT can reduce arrhythmias requiring shock for termination in patients with ICDs has not been tested in clinical trials. METHODS New ICD recipients and previous recipients who have received an appropriate therapeutic shock in the last 6 months (n = 304) will be enrolled and randomized to either SRT or usual cardiac care. Participants complete a psychosocial questionnaire and undergo laboratory mental stress testing and 24-hour Holter monitoring with diary at study entry and approximately 4 months later. Follow-ups are completed at 6, 12, and 24 months post randomization to assess occurrence of ICD shock for ventricular arrhythmias (primary outcome), antitachycardia pacing events, medication changes, hospitalizations, deaths, and quality of life. RESULTS Log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards model will be used to test the effects of SRT on time to first shock-treated ventricular arrhythmia, with exploratory analyses testing the effects on overall frequency of ventricular arrhythmia. Secondary analyses will test the effects of SRT on laboratory stress-induced and 24-hour arrhythmogenic electrophysiological indices from pre to post treatment, and both quality of life and measures of anger across the 2 years of the study. CONCLUSIONS The Reducing Vulnerability to ICD Shock-Treated Ventricular Arrhythmias (RISTA) Trial is the first large-scale, randomized, clinical trial designed to evaluate the effect of SRT on the prevalence of shock-treated arrhythmias among patients with an ICD. Results may demonstrate a treatment that can reduce vulnerability to arrhythmia-provoked shock and improve quality of life.
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Salmoirago-Blotcher E, Ockene IS. Methodological limitations of psychosocial interventions in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) A systematic review. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2009; 9:56. [PMID: 20040100 PMCID: PMC2809039 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-9-56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2009] [Accepted: 12/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite the potentially life-saving benefits of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), a significant group of patients experiences emotional distress after ICD implantation. Different psychosocial interventions have been employed to improve this condition, but previous reviews have suggested that methodological issues may limit the validity of such interventions. AIM To review the methodology of previously published studies of psychosocial interventions in ICD patients, according to CONSORT statement guidelines for non-pharmacological interventions, and provide recommendations for future research. METHODS We electronically searched the PubMed, PsycInfo and Cochrane databases. To be included, studies needed to be published in a peer-reviewed journal between 1980 and 2008, to involve a human population aged 18+ years and to have an experimental design. RESULTS Twelve studies met the eligibility criteria. Samples were generally small. Interventions were very heterogeneous; most studies used cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and exercise programs either as unique interventions or as part of a multi-component program. Overall, studies showed a favourable effect on anxiety (6/9) and depression (4/8). CBT appeared to be the most effective intervention. There was no effect on the number of shocks and arrhythmic events, probably because studies were not powered to detect such an effect. Physical functioning improved in the three studies evaluating this outcome. Lack of information about the indication for ICD implantation (primary vs. secondary prevention), limited or no information regarding use of anti-arrhythmic (9/12) and psychotropic (10/12) treatment, lack of assessments of providers' treatment fidelity (12/12) and patients' adherence to the intervention (11/12) were the most common methodological limitations. CONCLUSIONS Overall, this review supports preliminary evidence of a positive effect of psychosocial interventions on anxiety and physical functioning in ICD patients. However, these initial findings must be interpreted cautiously because of important methodological limitations. Future studies should be designed as large RCTs, whose design takes into account the specific challenges associated with the evaluation of behavioural interventions.
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Anxiety Predicts Poor Perceived Health in Patients With an Implantable Defibrillator. PSYCHOSOMATICS 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3182(09)70841-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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