Key result
Clustering of device-related concerns and Type D personality in ICD patients was associated with the highest level of anxiety over 6 months (P<0.001), exerting a larger impact than shocks.
Why the study?
Does the clustering of device-related concerns and Type D personality predict increased anxiety and depressive symptoms in ICD patients independent of shocks?
Population
176 consecutively implanted implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients
Comparison
Clustering of device-related concerns and Type D… vs No risk factors, ICD concerns only, or Type D…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Device concerns and Type D personality flag highest anxiety risk in ICD patients beyond shocks; hypothesis-generating for screening and intervention trials.
Cohort (n=176)
Does the clustering of device-related concerns and Type D personality predict increased anxiety and depressive symptoms in ICD patients independent of shocks?
p-value: p=<0.001
Psychosocial factors, specifically the clustering of device-related concerns and Type D personality, are stronger predictors of anxiety and depression in ICD patients than actual device shocks.
Pedersen et al. (2007) conducted a cohort in Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients (n=176). Clustering of device-related concerns and Type D personality vs. No risk factors, ICD concerns only, or Type D only was evaluated on Anxiety and depressive symptoms (p=<0.001). Clustering of device-related concerns and Type D personality in ICD patients was associated with the highest level of anxiety over 6 months (P<0.001), exerting a larger impact than shocks.
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