Relationship between device acceptance and patient-reported outcomes in Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) recipients

Autor: Gregory A. Ewald, Crispino Tosto, Heidi Craddock, Maria Di Blasi, Luigi Adamo, Rosario Girgenti, Francesco Clemenza, Robert M. Carney
Přispěvatelé: Tosto, Crispino, Adamo, Luigi, Craddock, Heidi, Di Blasi, Maria, Girgenti, Rosario, Clemenza, Francesco, Carney, Robert M, Ewald, Gregory
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Scientific Reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47324-z
Popis: The number of Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) implanted each year is rising. Nevertheless, there are minimal data on device acceptance after LVAD implant, and on its relationship with patient-reported outcomes. We designed a cross-sectional study to address this knowledge gap and test the hypothesis that low device acceptance is associated with poorer quality of life, depression and anxiety. Self-report questionnaires were administered to assess quality of life (12-item Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire quality of life subscale), level of anxiety (7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder; GAD-7), level of depression (9-item Patient Health Questionnaire; PHQ-9) and device acceptance (Florida Patient Acceptance Survey; FPAS) to 101 consecutive patients presenting to LVAD clinic. Regression analysis showed a strong correlation between device acceptance and both psychological distress (p
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