Key result
Pacemaker implantation linked to higher depression, anxiety, and somatization scores vs healthy controls.
Why the study?
The psychological characteristics and influencing factors in patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers were not well quantified or understood.
Do patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers have worse psychological conditions compared to healthy controls?
Case-Control (n=90)
Do patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers have worse psychological conditions compared to healthy controls?
Patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers experience lower mental health levels, including higher depression and anxiety, which are influenced by economic status, social support, and pacing mode.
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Pacemaker patients show elevated anxiety, depression, and somatization scores; observational data leave open whether targeted psychological support improves outcomes.
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徐冬玲 et al. (2002) conducted a case-control in Patients with a cardiac pacemaker implanted (n=90). Cardiac pacemaker implantation vs. Healthy individuals was evaluated on SCL-90 scores (depression, anxiety, somatization) (p=<0.05). Patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers had significantly higher scores for depression, anxiety, and somatization compared to healthy controls (P<0.05).
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