Key result
Web-based intervention reduces shock anxiety and improves QoL vs usual care in ICD patients.
Why the study?
ICD patients experience psychological problems such as shock-related anxiety, and the effectiveness of web-based interventions to reduce this anxiety and improve quality of life was evaluated.
Does a web-based intervention program reduce shock-related anxiety and improve quality of life in implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients compared with usual care?
RCT (n=76)
Does a web-based intervention program reduce shock-related anxiety and improve quality of life in implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients compared with usual care?
A web-based intervention can effectively reduce shock-related anxiety and improve specific quality of life domains in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
Supports web-based programs in ICD follow-up care; extends randomized evidence for digital interventions in device patients.
In spite of its effectiveness, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients face psychological problems such as shock-related anxiety due to device shocks. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a web-based intervention program for ICD patients would reduce shock-related anxiety and improve quality of life compared with usual care. This was a randomized controlled trial study including a total of 76 patients. Data were collected using Turkish versions of the Florida Shock Anxiety Scale and Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at 0 (baseline), 3, and 6 months. Following intervention, there was a significant decrease in shock anxiety levels of patients and a statistically significant increase in social functioning, role-physical, mental health, vitality, and bodily pain subdimensions of SF-36. While no statistically significant difference was found between groups in terms of summary scores of SF-36, our results suggest that web-based interventions can be useful for ICD patients.
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Gürel et al. (2017) conducted an RCT in Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients (n=76). Web-based intervention program vs. Usual care was evaluated on Shock-related anxiety and quality of life. A web-based intervention program significantly decreased shock anxiety levels and improved several quality of life subdimensions compared with usual care in ICD patients.
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