|
- Explores the cognitive and emotional impact of implantable cardiac devices
- Reviews and analyses the knowledge regarding the association between cardiac devices and cognitive changes
- Summarizes current evidence of this association
Electrical therapy of the heart has rapidly evolved over recent years with the development of the cardiac implantable defibrillator and the application of the cardiac resynchronization therapy to improve performance of the congestive failed heart. There is an impressive amount of literature produced to assess the efficacy and effectiveness of the electrical therapy. New technology is continuously introduced into the market for the treatment of electrical heart disease with optimized performance and implemented design, with approximately 600,000 new pacemakers implanted each year. Attention of the electrophysiology community has mainly focused on the biomedical aspects of electrical therapy, but the psychological, emotional, social and cognitive aspects of the implantable devices has been largely overlooked. Health-related quality of life (QoL) and, to a lesser extent, psychological disorders, i.e. anxiety and depression, have rarely been assessed as outcomes in clinical trials, and results are pointing towards the impact of the implantable devices on QoL and mental health not being direct but moderated and mediated by several biomedical as well as psychosocial variables. Furthermore, the cognitive effects of the implantable devices have rarely been assessed in empirical studies, although cognitive impairment is largely associated with the heart disorders that require implantation of an electrical device and cognitive benefits are strongly expected from the therapy. The aim of this book is to collect, appraise and condense the results of all empirical studies that have investigated, even marginally, the relationships between the implantable devices and any psychological, emotional, social and cognitive dimension. This book is a cornerstone for all involved in device utilization (physicians, nurses, technicians, industry representatives) that need to understand this topic. Table of Contents- Cognitive Functioning in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator/Pacemaker Recipients
Feola, Mauro (et al.) - Neuropsychological Functioning After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Surgery
Alabdulgader, Abdullah - Psychosocial Concerns in Patients Living with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Thylén, Ingela - Comparison of Health-Related Quality of Life Between Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Pacemaker Recipients
Kajanová, Alena (et al.) - Psychological Indices in Patients After Multiple Shocks with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) and Psychotherapy
Peregrinova, Ludmila (et al.) - Sexual Function in Adults with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators/Pacemaker Recipients
Rav Acha, Moshe (et al.) - Critical Appraisal of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Complications and Management
Sharma, Arjun D. - Psychological Effects of Device Recalls and Advisories in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
D’Antono, Bianca (et al.) - ICD in Children and Youth
Alabdulgader, Abdullah - Psycho-educational Support Interventions for Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Pietrabissa, Giada (et al.) - eHealth and mHealth to Manage Distress in Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
Castelnuovo, Gianluca (et al.) - Quality of Life of Patients Over 80 Years Old with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
AlTurki, Ahmed (et al.) - Importance of Counselling ICD Patients: The Role of Cardiac Physiologists
Khan, Parisha - The Patient’s Informal Caregiver
Saunders, Mitzi M. - Ethical Aspects of Withdrawing Cardiac Device Therapy at End of Life
Torres, Vilma (et al.) - Natural Kinds, Similarity, and Individual Cases: Ontological Presuppositions and Ethical Implications
Valore, Paolo - Patient ICD Support Groups
Churchouse, Wendy - Living with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: The Road to Resilience
Santagostino, Serena (et al.)
|
