Educational and Psychological Interventions to Improve Outcomes for Recipients of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Their Families

Dunbar, Sandra B.; Dougherty, Cynthia M.; Sears, Samuel F.; Carroll, Diane L.; Goldstein, Nathan E.; Mark, Daniel B.; McDaniel, George; Pressler, Susan J.; Schron, Eleanor; Wang, Paul; Zeigler, Vicki L.

doi:10.1161/cir.0b013e31825d59fd

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“…Odpowiednia ocena i leczenie dystresu psychologicznego powinny więc być integralną częścią postępowania klinicznego. Wszyscy pacjenci z ICD, a w szczególności ci wykazujący dystres, wymagają wsparcia dotyczącego tego, jak żyć z wszczepionym urządze-niem w celu poprawy wyników leczenia [238].…”

Section: Psychospołeczne Następstwa Leczenia Za Pomocą Implantowanychunclassified

2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death

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Blomström‐Lundqvist²,

Mazzanti³

et al. 2015

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2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death

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Blomström‐Lundqvist²,

Mazzanti³

et al. 2015

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“…43 Integration of informal caregiving costs into economic evaluations of illnesses such as CVD will help to avoid underinvesting for intervention strategies for these conditions. 43 For example, several studies have been designed and tested with informal caregivers of individuals with heart failure 13,[62][63][64][86][87][88][89] and stroke, [90][91][92] with some including cost analyses or estimated costs of intervention delivery. 93,94 Scientific guidelines recommend that informal caregivers be included in the care of individuals with CVD, 86,90,95 yet implementation of evidence-based strategies to support informal caregivers remains a challenge in today's healthcare system, primarily because of a lack of allocated resources within healthcare systems.…”

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Projected Costs of Informal Caregiving for Cardiovascular Disease: 2015 to 2035: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association

Dunbar¹,

Khavjou²,

Bakas³

et al. 2018

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INTRODUCTION:In a recent report, the American Heart Association estimated that medical costs and productivity losses of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are expected to grow from $555 billion in 2015 to $1.1 trillion in 2035. Although the burden is significant, the estimate does not include the costs of family, informal, or unpaid caregiving provided to patients with CVD. In this analysis, we estimated projections of costs of informal caregiving attributable to CVD for 2015 to 2035. METHODS:We used data from the 2014 Health and Retirement Survey to estimate hours of informal caregiving for individuals with CVD by age/sex/race using a zero-inflated binomial model and controlling for sociodemographic factors and health conditions. Costs of informal caregiving were estimated separately for hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, and other heart disease. We analyzed data from a nationally representative sample of 16 731 noninstitutionalized adults ≥54 years of age. The value of caregiving hours was monetized by the use of home health aide workers' wages. The per-person costs were multiplied by census population counts to estimate nation-level costs and to be consistent with other American Heart Association analyses of burden of CVD, and the costs were projected from 2015 through 2035, assuming that within each age/sex/racial group, CVD prevalence and caregiving hours remain constant. RESULTS:The costs of informal caregiving for patients with CVD were estimated to be $61 billion in 2015 and are projected to increase to $128 billion in 2035. Costs of informal caregiving of patients with stroke constitute more than half of the total costs of CVD informal caregiving ($31 billion in 2015 and $66 billion in 2035). By age, costs are the highest among those 65 to 79 years of age in 2015 but are expected to be surpassed by costs among those ≥80 years of age by 2035. Costs of informal caregiving for patients with CVD represent an additional 11% of medical and productivity costs attributable to CVD. CONCLUSIONS:The burden of informal caregiving for patients with CVD is significant; accounting for these costs increases total CVD costs to $616 billion in 2015 and $1.2 trillion in 2035. These estimates have important research and policy implications, and they may be used to guide policy development to reduce the burden of CVD on patients and their caregivers.

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“…[75][76][77][78][79] Research has shown that 25% of ICD recipients experience depression or anxiety problems, 80 with the majority receiving no formal treatment for psychological problems. 81 Only 3 out of 44 patients in our study disclosed psychological problems attributable to device implantation, which is lower than previous research.…”

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confidence: 99%

A qualitative study of decision-making about the implantation of cardioverter defibrillators and deactivation during end-of-life care

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Exley

Flynn

et al. 2016

Health Serv Deliv Res

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Background Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are recommended for patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death or for survivors of cardiac arrest. All ICDs combine a shock function with a pacing function to treat fast and slow heart rhythms, respectively. The pacing function may be very sophisticated and can provide so-called cardiac resynchronisation therapy for the treatment of heart failure using a pacemaker (cardiac resynchronisation therapy with pacemaker) or combined with an ICD [cardiac resynchronisation therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D)]. Decision-making about these devices involves considering the benefit (averting sudden cardiac death), possible risks (inappropriate shocks and psychological problems) and the potential need for deactivation towards the end of life. Objectives To explore patients’/relatives’ and clinicians’ views/experiences of decision-making about ICD and CRT-D implantation and deactivation, to establish how and when ICD risks, benefits and consequences are communicated to patients, to identify individual and organisational facilitators and barriers to discussions about implantation and deactivation and to determine information and decision-support needs for shared decision-making (SDM). Data sources Observations of clinical encounters, in-depth interviews and interactive group workshops with clinicians, patients and their relatives. Methods Observations of consultations with patients being considered for ICD or CRT-D implantation were undertaken to become familiar with the clinical environment and to optimise the sampling strategy. In-depth interviews were conducted with patients, relatives and clinicians to gain detailed insights into their views and experiences. Data collection and analysis occurred concurrently. Interactive workshops with clinicians and patients/relatives were used to validate our findings and to explore how these could be used to support better SDM. Results We conducted 38 observations of clinical encounters, 80 interviews (44 patients/relatives, seven bereaved relatives and 29 clinicians) and two workshops with 11 clinicians and 11 patients/relatives. Patients had variable knowledge about their conditions, the risk of sudden cardiac death and the clinical rationale for ICDs, which sometimes resulted in confusion about the potential benefits. Clinicians used various metaphors, verbal descriptors and numerical risk methods, including variable disclosure of the potential negative impact of ICDs on body image and the risk of psychological problems, to convey information to patients/relatives. Patients/relatives wanted more information about, and more involvement in, deactivation decisions, and expressed a preference that these decisions be addressed at the time of implantation. There was no consensus among clinicians about the initiation or timing of such discussions, or who should take responsibility for them. Introducing deactivation discussions prior to implantation was thus contentious; however, trigger points for deactivation discussions embedded within the pathway were suggested to ensure timely discussions. Limitations Only two patients who were prospectively considering deactivation and seven bereaved relatives were recruited. The study also lacks the perspectives of primary care clinicians. Conclusions There is discordance between patients and clinicians on information requirements, in particular the potential consequences of implantation on psychological well-being and quality of life in the short and long term (deactivation). There were no agreed points across the care pathway at which to discuss deactivation. Codesigned information tools that present balanced information on the benefits, risks and consequences, and SDM skills training for patients/relative and clinicians, would support better SDM about ICDs. Future work Multifaceted SDM interventions that focus on skills development for SDM combined with decision-support tools are warranted, and there is a potential central role for heart failure nurses and physiologists in supporting and preparing patients/relatives for such discussions. Funding The National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research programme.

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Educational and Psychological Interventions to Improve Outcomes for Recipients of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Their Families

Cited by 201 publications

References 224 publications

2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death

2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death

Projected Costs of Informal Caregiving for Cardiovascular Disease: 2015 to 2035: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association

A qualitative study of decision-making about the implantation of cardioverter defibrillators and deactivation during end-of-life care

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