Health-related quality of life in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators in Sweden: a cross-sectional observational trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Decisions regarding implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) must consider information about presumed health-related quality of life (HRQL). The purpose of the study was to assess HRQL in patients with ICD and compare it to a Swedish age-matched and sex-matched population.

Design

Cross-sectional observational trial.

Setting

Swedish ICD cohort.

Interventions

Short form 36 (SF-36) questionnaires from ICD recipients implanted 2007-2017 (response rate 77.2%) were analysed using Mann-Whitney U test and effect size (ES).

Results

In total, 223 patients (mean age 71.1±9.7 years, 82.1% men) were included. In most SF-36 domains (physical functioning (PF), role physical, general health (GH), vitality, social functioning and mental health), the scor

SUBMITTER: Magnusson P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8273444 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature