Key result
Shocked and non-shocked ICDs show similar rates of depression and anxiety compared to pacemakers.
Why the study?
Differences in psychosocial adaptation, quality of life, and incidence of affective disorders between pacemaker and ICD patients were not well characterized.
Do patients with ICDs differ from patients with pacemakers in psychosocial adaptation, affective disorders, and quality of life?
Comparison
Pacemaker patients vs ICD patients with and without therapeutic shocks
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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Similar rates across device types may reassure on overall adaptation; leaves open whether shock-related anxieties warrant targeted screening.
Cross-Sectional (n=152)
Do patients with ICDs differ from patients with pacemakers in psychosocial adaptation, affective disorders, and quality of life?
Patients with pacemakers and ICDs have similar overall quality of life and rates of affective disorders, although ICD patients who receive shocks experience specific device-related anxieties.
Fırat Duru (2001) conducted a cross-sectional in Pacemaker or ICD implantation (n=152). Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) vs. Pacemaker was evaluated on Psychosocial adaptation, quality of life, and incidence of affective disorders. Patients with pacemakers, non-shocked ICDs, and shocked ICDs showed similar rates of probable depressive disorder (5.2%, 6.5%, and 6.6%) and anxiety disorder (13.1%, 9.7%, and 13.3%).
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