The ICD shock and stress management program: A randomized trial of psychosocial treatment to optimize quality of life in ICD patients

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 858-864

  Sears, Samuel F ^a   Sowell, Lauren D Vazquez ^a   Kuhl, Emily A ^a   Kovacs, Adrienne H ^b   Serber, Eva R ^a   Handberg, Eileen ^c   Kneipp, Shawn M ^a   Zineh, Issam ^d   Conti, Jamie B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Psychological; Quality of life; Shock; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SHOCK; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SALIVA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250765769     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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