Abstract:As expected, the implanatation of an ICD is associated with high acceptance and increased life quality in about 3/4 of patients. However, there is a subgroup of patients (20-30%) who have difficulties and the measured dimensions remain at elevated levels after implantation, thus, indicating that these patients probably need competent psychological help.
“…The fear of dying is probably increasing. If anxiety and depression develops shortly after implantation, it seems that they decrease during the first year, but not to a level which is satisfactory [1], [2], [14], [15], [16], [17]. …”
“…The fear of dying is probably increasing. If anxiety and depression develops shortly after implantation, it seems that they decrease during the first year, but not to a level which is satisfactory [1], [2], [14], [15], [16], [17]. …”
The evaluation results of 72 participants are present. All patients would definitively recommend participation in the program to other patients with an ICD without restrictions. The satisfaction with the five different modules of the intervention was very high. The depression as well as the anxious symptomatology in the HADS decreased significantly in the 1 year follow-up but did not exceed the cut-off point of 8. The anxiety and depression symptoms of the partners decreased significantly and exceeded the cut-off point of 8 in the follow-up.
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