Gender differences in anxiety and concerns about the cardioverter defibrillator

Helle Spindler; Jens B Johansen; Kirsten Krogh Andersen; Peter Mortensen; Susanne S. Pedersen

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02334.x

Gender differences in anxiety and concerns about the cardioverter defibrillator

Helle Spindler, Jens B Johansen, Kirsten Krogh Andersen, Peter Mortensen, Susanne S. Pedersen

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Abstract

Little is known about gender differences in the response to implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy. We compared female and male ICD patients on anxiety, depression, health-related quality of life (HRQL), ICD concerns, and ICD acceptance.

Original language	English
Journal	Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Volume	32
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	614-621
ISSN	0147-8389
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02334.x
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

Anxiety
Attitude to Health
Cohort Studies
Defibrillators, Implantable
Denmark
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Quality of Life
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution

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