Depressive coping is a predictor for emotional distress and poor quality of life in a German–Austrian sample of cardioverter-defibrillator implant recipients at 3 months and 1 year after implan

详细信息    查看全文

• 作者：Kurt Fritzsche ; Florian Forster ; Axel Schweickhardt ; Hartmut Kanwischer ; Arno Drinkmann ; Sven Rabung ; Gü ; nter Bergmann ; Annette Geibel ; Christoph Herrmann-Lingen
• 关键词：Implantable cardioverter defibrillator ; Psychosocial distress ; Coping ; Quality of life
• 刊名：General Hospital Psychiatry
• 出版年：2007
• 出版时间：November-December 2007
• 年：2007
• 卷：29
• 期：6
• 页码：526-536
• 全文大小：268 K

文摘

The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) has been proven to prolong the lives of patients with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia. However, implant recipients must cope with numerous challenges. We studied the effects of specific coping strategies and the adaptability of coping in ICD implant recipients.

Method

This prospective study investigated the subjective well-being and objective disease course in 180 patients with life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, who were recruited while awaiting implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator. Patients completed well-validated self-assessment questionnaires before implantation (T0), as well as 3 months (T1) and 1 year (T2) after implantation. In addition, cardiological findings were documented.

Results

Depressive coping (range Beta, −0.36 to −0.58) was found to be a stable highly-significant predictor for low emotional well-being and quality of life. Active problem-oriented coping showed small positive influence (range Beta, 0.10 to 0.19). Employing a broad range of coping strategies was predictive of less emotional distress and better quality of life.

Conclusions

Depressive coping is a risk factor for emotional distress and poor quality of life after ICD implantation. Patients with this tendency should be identified early and offered supportive psychotherapy.