Web-Based Intervention to Improve Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Patients' Shock-Related Anxiety and Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Trial

YARDIMCI T., MERT H.

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH, cilt.28, sa.2, ss.150-164, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/1054773817741427
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.150-164
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: nursing, web-based intervention, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, anxiety, quality of life, SUDDEN CARDIAC-ARREST, HEALTH, RECIPIENTS, DISTRESS, OUTCOMES
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In spite of its effectiveness, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients face psychological problems such as shock-related anxiety due to device shocks. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a web-based intervention program for ICD patients would reduce shock-related anxiety and improve quality of life compared with usual care. This was a randomized controlled trial study including a total of 76 patients. Data were collected using Turkish versions of the Florida Shock Anxiety Scale and Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at 0 (baseline), 3, and 6 months. Following intervention, there was a significant decrease in shock anxiety levels of patients and a statistically significant increase in social functioning, role-physical, mental health, vitality, and bodily pain subdimensions of SF-36. While no statistically significant difference was found between groups in terms of summary scores of SF-36, our results suggest that web-based interventions can be useful for ICD patients.