TY - CHAP
T1 - Psycho-educational Support Interventions for Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
AU - Pietrabissa, Giada
AU - Borgia, Francesco
AU - Manzoni, Gian Mauro
AU - Proietti, Riccardo
AU - Gondoni, Luca Alessandro
AU - Montano, Mariella
AU - Nibbio, Ferruccio
AU - Titon, Anna Maria
AU - Bertone, Gian Andrea
AU - Castelnuovo, Gianluca
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) has established superiority
in reducing mortality for survivors of cardiac arrest or patients at high risk of
sudden death. However, because of the nature of their spontaneous, chronic, and
potentiality life-treating condition, patients with an ICD are at risk of developing
mild to serious psychological distress. Critical events, such as ICD shocks or ICD
recalls may occur, significantly altering the course of individuals’ psychosocial
adjustment; a number of studies from different countries demonstrate that patients
with an ICD that experience higher emotional difficulties undergo a greater incidence
of shock therapy.
AB - The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) has established superiority
in reducing mortality for survivors of cardiac arrest or patients at high risk of
sudden death. However, because of the nature of their spontaneous, chronic, and
potentiality life-treating condition, patients with an ICD are at risk of developing
mild to serious psychological distress. Critical events, such as ICD shocks or ICD
recalls may occur, significantly altering the course of individuals’ psychosocial
adjustment; a number of studies from different countries demonstrate that patients
with an ICD that experience higher emotional difficulties undergo a greater incidence
of shock therapy.
KW - Implantable Cardiac Devices, Psychocardiology, Cardiac psychology, clinical psychology, health psychology
KW - Implantable Cardiac Devices, Psychocardiology, Cardiac psychology, clinical psychology, health psychology
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/121428
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-55721-2_10
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-55721-2_10
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-3-319-55719-9
SP - 181
EP - 198
BT - Psychological, Emotional, Social and Cognitive Aspects of Implantable Cardiac Devices
A2 - Riccardo Proietti, Gian Mauro Manzoni, Giada Pietrabissa, Gianluca Castelnuovo
ER -