A comparison of the health status and psychological distress of partners of patients with a left ventricular assist device versus an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: a preliminary study

Corline Brouwers; Kadir Caliskan; N de Jonge; Dominic A J M Theuns; A Constantinescu; Quincy-Robyn Young; Colleen Cannon; Johan Denollet; Susanne S Pedersen

doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.10.007

A comparison of the health status and psychological distress of partners of patients with a left ventricular assist device versus an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: a preliminary study

Corline Brouwers, Kadir Caliskan, N de Jonge, Dominic A J M Theuns, A Constantinescu, Quincy-Robyn Young, Colleen Cannon, Johan Denollet, Susanne S Pedersen

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	27-32
Number of pages	6
Journal	Heart & lung : the journal of critical care
Volume	44
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.10.007
Publication status	Published - 3 Dec 2014

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Anxiety
Caregivers
Defibrillators, Implantable
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Status
Heart-Assist Devices
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Stress, Psychological

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Brouwers, C., Caliskan, K., de Jonge, N., Theuns, D. A. J. M., Constantinescu, A., Young, Q.-R., Cannon, C., Denollet, J., & Pedersen, S. S. (2014). A comparison of the health status and psychological distress of partners of patients with a left ventricular assist device versus an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: a preliminary study. Heart & lung : the journal of critical care, 44(1), 27-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.10.007

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Brouwers, C, Caliskan, K, de Jonge, N, Theuns, DAJM, Constantinescu, A, Young, Q-R, Cannon, C, Denollet, J & Pedersen, SS 2014, 'A comparison of the health status and psychological distress of partners of patients with a left ventricular assist device versus an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: a preliminary study', Heart & lung : the journal of critical care, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 27-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.10.007

A comparison of the health status and psychological distress of partners of patients with a left ventricular assist device versus an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: a preliminary study. / Brouwers, Corline; Caliskan, Kadir; de Jonge, N et al.
In: Heart & lung : the journal of critical care, Vol. 44, No. 1, 03.12.2014, p. 27-32.

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Brouwers C, Caliskan K, de Jonge N, Theuns DAJM, Constantinescu A, Young QR et al. A comparison of the health status and psychological distress of partners of patients with a left ventricular assist device versus an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: a preliminary study. Heart & lung : the journal of critical care. 2014 Dec 3;44(1):27-32. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.10.007

A comparison of the health status and psychological distress of partners of patients with a left ventricular assist device versus an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: a preliminary study

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