Regional disparity on patient characteristics and perceptions after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation : results from an EHRA patient survey
Januszkiewicz, Łukasz (Medical University of Warsaw)
Barra, Sérgio (Hospital da Luz Arrabida)
Providencia, Rui (St. Bartholomew's Hospital)
Chun, Julian K R (Med. Klinik III (Alemanya))
Conte, Giulio (Università della Svizzera italiana)
Farkowski, Michal M (National Institute of Cardiology (Polònia))
Guerra Ramos, José María (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya))
Marijon, Eloi (University of Paris)
de Asmundis, Carlo (Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Boveda, Serge (Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Data:	2023
Resum:	The aim of this study was to identify potential regional disparities in characteristics of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) recipients, patient perceptions and perspectives after implantation and level of information provided to patients. The prospective, multicentre, and multinational European Heart Rhythm Association patient Survey 'Living with an ICD' included patients already implanted with an ICD (median ICD dwell time - 5 years, interquartile range 2-10). An online questionnaire was filled-in by patients invited from 10 European countries. A total of 1809 patients (the majority in their 40s to 70s, 65. 5% men) were enrolled, with 877 (48. 5%) from Western Europe (group 1), followed by 563 from Central/Eastern Europe (group 2, 31. 1%), and 369 from Southern Europe (group 3, 20. 4%). A total of 52. 9% of Central/Eastern Europe patients reported increased satisfaction after ICD placement compared with 46. 6% from Western and 33. 1% from Southern Europe (1 vs. 2 P = 0. 047, 1 vs. 3 P < 0. 001, 2 vs. 3 P < 0. 001). About 79. 2% of Central/Eastern and 76. 0% of Southern Europe patients felt optimally informed at the time of device implantation compared with just 64. 6% from Western Europe (1 vs. 2 P < 0. 001, 1 vs. 3 P < 0. 001, 2 vs. 3 P = ns). While physicians in Southern Europe should address the patients' concerns about the impact of the ICD on quality of life, physicians from Western Europe should focus on improving the quality of information provided to their prospective ICD patients. Novel strategies to address regional differences in patients' quality of life and provision of information are warranted.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Geographical differences ; Outcome ; Registry
Publicat a:	Europace, Vol. 25 (may 2023) , ISSN 1532-2092

DOI: 10.1093/europace/euad110
PMID: 37140046

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