Key result
Higher levels of negative emotions (beta=0.369, P=0.003) and a greater number of treated AF episodes (beta=0.251, P=0.043) significantly predicted a greater number of reported AF symptoms.
Population
96 patients with atrial fibrillation and implantable cardioverter defibrillators with atrial therapies, mean…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Psychological distress may predominate over device AF burden in QOL reports; leaves open whether distress-targeted interventions improve outcomes.
Observational (n=96)
Effect estimate: beta= 0.369
p-value: p=0.003
Psychological distress, such as negative emotions, may be a more significant predictor of reported AF symptoms than the actual objective burden of device-detected AF episodes.
Sears et al. (2005) conducted an observational in Atrial fibrillation (n=96). Negative emotions and device-detected AF episodes was evaluated on AF symptom score (beta= 0.369, p=0.003). Higher levels of negative emotions (beta=0.369, P=0.003) and a greater number of treated AF episodes (beta=0.251, P=0.043) significantly predicted a greater number of reported AF symptoms.
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