Do structured interventions involving ICD education and cognitive-behavioral strategies reduce psychological distress and improve quality of life in shocked ICD patients?
Structured psychosocial interventions can effectively reduce distress and improve quality of life in patients who have experienced ICD shocks.
These results suggest that structured interventions for shocked ICD patients involving ICD education and cognitive-behavioral strategies can reduce psychological distress and improve quality of life, regardless of format.
Sears et al. (Mon,) studied this question.