Open AccessComparison of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Individuals According to their Sex, Type of Cardiac Device, and Diagnosis of Chagas Disease
Author(s) -
Carina Aparecida Marosti Dessotte,
Elisa Maia de Oliveira Grotti,
Isabelle Brigliadori Ignácio,
Paolla Algarte Fernandes,
Suellen Rodrigues de Oliveira Maier,
Lídia Aparecida Rossi,
Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1678-9741
pISSN - 0102-7638
DOI - 10.21470/1678-9741-2021-0392
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , anxiety , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , chagas disease , disease , population , cardiomyopathy , etiology , heart disease , heart failure , cardiology , psychiatry , pathology , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Implantable cardiac pacemakers or cardioverter defibrillators are alternatives for the treatment of arrhythmias, however, their use has caused changes in the emotional state of patients. The objective of this study was to compare the measures of anxiety and depression symptoms in individuals according to their sex, type of cardiac device, and diagnosis of Chagas disease.