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, vol.28, no.2, pp.150-164, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/1054773817741427
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.150-164
  • Keywords: nursing, web-based intervention, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, anxiety, quality of life, SUDDEN CARDIAC-ARREST, HEALTH, RECIPIENTS, DISTRESS, OUTCOMES
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.