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Arrhythmia Perception and Quality of Life in Bradyarrhythmia Patients Following Permanent Pacemaker Implantation

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  • Shu-Fen Su
  • Meng-Shan Wu

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Although studies have evaluated the quality of life (QoL) of patients undergoing permanent pacemaker (PPM) placement, their results are inconsistent. To assess arrhythmia perceptions and QoL in bradyarrhythmia patients following PPM implantation, 137 patients completed demographic, arrhythmia perception, and QoL questionnaires before and six months after implantation. Before implantation, they reported fatigue (74.1%), dizziness (72.9%), dyspnea (64.7%), chest pain (62.4%), and heart fluttering (54.1%). After implantation, arrhythmia perceptions and QoL showed significant improvement ( p .05). However, patients with arrhythmia for more than three years, three or more PPM implants, two or more comorbidities, or were 41-50 years showed no significant QoL improvement. Doctors and hospital educators, rather than nurses, provided the most PPM information to patients. Since nurses provide primary in-hospital care to PPM patients, they should impart more patient education while considering individual characteristics in caring situations to enhance patients’ QoL.

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  • Shu-Fen Su & Meng-Shan Wu, 2021. "Arrhythmia Perception and Quality of Life in Bradyarrhythmia Patients Following Permanent Pacemaker Implantation," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 30(2), pages 183-192, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:30:y:2021:i:2:p:183-192
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773819880297
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    1. Agnieszka Mlynarska & Rafal Mlynarski & Krzysztof S. Golba, 2018. "Influence of frailty on the quality of life patients qualified for pacemaker implantation," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(3-4), pages 555-560, February.
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