Impact of Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators on the Psychosocial Functioning of Paediatric Patients

BOZAT A. D. , AKGÜL S. , ERTUĞRUL İ. , KARAGÖZ T.

CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG, vol.31, no.1, pp.71-76, 2021 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s1047951120003388
  • Title of Journal : CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG
  • Page Numbers: pp.71-76

Abstract

Although implanted cardiac devices improve patients' physical health, long-term psychosocial effects especially in the paediatric population are still unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychosocial effects of cardiac devices in a paediatric population.