Population
Patients after implantation of a left ventricular assist device
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 month
Authors
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Supports attention to psychological factors in LVAD care; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve satisfaction.
Psychological factors are the strongest predictors of overall quality of life satisfaction at 1 month following LVAD implantation.
Grady et al. (2002) studied this question.
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