TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparison of the health status and psychological distress of partners of patients with a left ventricular assist device versus an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
T2 - A preliminary study
AU - Brouwers, Corline
AU - Caliskan, Kadir
AU - de Jonge, Nicolaas
AU - Theuns, Dominic A.J.M.
AU - Constantinescu, A.
AU - Young, Quincy Robyn
AU - Cannon, Colleen
AU - Denollet, Johan
AU - Pedersen, Susanne S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Role of funding source: This research was in part supported by a VIDI grant ( 91710393 ) from the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw), The Hague, the Netherlands.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2015/1
Y1 - 2015/1
N2 - Objective: To examine if the caregiving for patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is related to a poorer health status and more distress compared to patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Background: Partners distress may influence patient outcomes and is therefore an important aspect in the care of LVAD and ICD patients. Methods: Multi-center prospective observational study with 6 months follow-up of 33 LVAD partners (27% men; mean age=54±10 years) and 414 ICD partners (22% men; mean age=60±12 years). Results: LVAD partners reported better physical (. F=10.71, p=.001) but poorer mental health status (. F=14.82, p<.001) and higher depression scores compared to ICD partners (. F=3.68, p=.05) at 6 months follow-up, also in adjusted analyses. There was no significant difference between groups on anxiety. Conclusion: Caregivers of LVAD patients show higher distress levels compared to caregivers of ICD patients. LVAD partners may have a need for support beyond what is offered currently in clinical practice.
AB - Objective: To examine if the caregiving for patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is related to a poorer health status and more distress compared to patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Background: Partners distress may influence patient outcomes and is therefore an important aspect in the care of LVAD and ICD patients. Methods: Multi-center prospective observational study with 6 months follow-up of 33 LVAD partners (27% men; mean age=54±10 years) and 414 ICD partners (22% men; mean age=60±12 years). Results: LVAD partners reported better physical (. F=10.71, p=.001) but poorer mental health status (. F=14.82, p<.001) and higher depression scores compared to ICD partners (. F=3.68, p=.05) at 6 months follow-up, also in adjusted analyses. There was no significant difference between groups on anxiety. Conclusion: Caregivers of LVAD patients show higher distress levels compared to caregivers of ICD patients. LVAD partners may have a need for support beyond what is offered currently in clinical practice.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84920440312
U2 - 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.10.007
DO - 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.10.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 25453389
AN - SCOPUS:84920440312
SN - 0147-9563
VL - 44
SP - 27
EP - 32
JO - Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care
JF - Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care
IS - 1
ER -
