Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Poland Compared with other European Countries from the Patient's Perspective : Insights from the EHRA Patient Survey
Januszkiewicz, Łukasz (Medical University of Warsaw)
Grabowski, Marcin (Medical University of Warsaw)
Farkowski, Michal M (National Institute of Cardiology (Varsòvia, Polònia))
Życiński, Paweł (Medical University of Lodz)
Jędrychowski, Tomasz (Voivodship Specialist Hospital)
Pytkowski, Mariusz (National Institute of Cardiology (Varsòvia, Polònia))
Chun, Julian K. R. (Med. Klinik III)
Guerra, Jose M. (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya))
Conte, Giulio (Università della Svizzera Italiana Lugano)
Barra, Sérgio (Hospital da Luz Arrabida)
Boveda, Serge (Paris Cardiovascular Research Center)
Kempa, Maciej (Medical University of Gdansk)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Date:	2023
Abstract:	Background: The aim of this study was to compare differences between Polish ICD recipients and ICD recipients from other European countries in terms of quality of life, information provision before ICD implantation, and end-of-life issues. Methods: This is a sub-analysis of the "Living with an ICD" patient survey (25-item questionnaire) organized by the European Heart Rhythm Association between 12 April 2021 and 5 July 2021 in ten European countries. Results: There were 410 (22. 7%) patients from Poland and 1399 (77. 3%) from other European countries. A total of 51. 0% of Polish patients reported improvement in their quality of life compared with 44. 3% in other countries (p = 0. 041). Remote monitoring was three times more often utilized in other countries than in Poland (66. 8% vs. 21. 0%, p < 0. 001). While 78. 1% of Poles felt well informed before ICD implantation compared with 69. 6% of subjects from other countries (p = 0. 001), they were less familiar with the ICD deactivation process than others (38. 9% vs. 52. 5%, p < 0. 001). Conclusions: Despite the less frequent use of remote monitoring and gaps in end-of-life issues, Polish ICD recipients reported more favorable quality of life and a higher level of information received before device placement than patients in other European countries.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Quality of life ; Ventricular arrhythmias ; Sudden cardiac death
Published in:	International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol. 20 (march 2023) , ISSN 1660-4601

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20065045
PMID: 36981953

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