Decision-making, emotional distress, and quality of life in patients affected by the recall of their implantable cardioverter defibrillator | Zendy

Douglas P. Gibson | Zendy; Kristin Kuntz | Zendy; James L. Levenson | Zendy; Kenneth A. Ellenbogen | Zendy

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Decision-making, emotional distress, and quality of life in patients affected by the recall of their implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Author(s) -

Douglas P. Gibson,

Kristin Kuntz,

James L. Levenson,

Kenneth A. Ellenbogen

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

ep europace

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119

H-Index - 102

eISSN - 1532-2092

pISSN - 1099-5129

DOI - 10.1093/europace/eun082

Subject(s) - medicine , recall , feeling , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , distress , quality of life (healthcare) , psychological distress , emotional distress , psychiatry , clinical psychology , mental health , anxiety , nursing , psychology , social psychology , philosophy , linguistics

We sought to investigate whether patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) were suffering from emotional distress related to the recent United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalls, to better understand their decision process related to device replacement, and to assess any impact of recall on quality of life (QOL).

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