Quality of life and psychological status of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-72

  Friedmann, E ^a   Thomas, S A ^a   Inguito, P ^a   Kao, C W ^a   Metcalf, M ^b   Kelley, F J ^c   Gottlieb, S S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Heart failure; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Psychological distress; Psychological status; Quality of life; Sickness impact profile

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; TIME; URBAN AREA; VARIANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; COMORBIDITY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 33847106835     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-006-9053-1     Document Type: Article

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