The impact of psychological support and education programs on patients’ pre/post ACID implantation.

Abstract

Background: The Automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) can potentially save a patient's life; it was developed for the primary prevention of sudden cardiac death as well as the secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. However, some individuals experience emotional stress after implantation. Various psychosocial interventions have been implemented to help improve patients' psychological well-being.

Aim: To explore the impact of psychological support and education programs on patients’ pre/post-ACID implantation.

Method: The study systematically search was mainly conducted in three primary databases CINAHL, MEDLINE, and Pubmed. A comprehensive search strategy was developed to identify appropriate article papers highlighting the impact of psychological support and education programs on patients’ pre/post-ACID implantation. Keywords were selected using the PIO framework to locate relevant studies. Study inclusion criteria were as follows: primary research published and peer-reviewed, published from 2011 to 2022, and published in the English text. We included studies if participants were having an AICD implant and adults only.

Results: Seven studies fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria, six of them were randomized controlled trials and one study was a mixed-method study. All of the studies proposed different interventions for patient post AICD and the core intervention for the majority was CBT.

Conclusion: This review highlighted the effect of psychological interventions on anxiety , depression, quality of life, and hospitalization among AICD patients. According to this review, 9 psychological interventions have positive effects on anxiety, depression, and physical functioning in patients with AICD