Quality of Life, Mood Disturbance, and Sexual Health in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators Recipients

Rosa Amelia Herrera Viancha, Sueny Paloma Lima dos Santos, Olga Rocío Gómez Ortega, Magda Lucia Flórez Flórez, Wendy C. Moore and Cindy Tofthagen

Clinical Nursing Research, 2025, vol. 34, issue 5, 255-261

Abstract: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) are essential for managing life-threatening arrhythmias but can impact patients’ quality of life (QoL), mood, and sexual health. Although QoL may improve shortly after implantation, factors such as age, psychological state, and ICD shocks can influence long-term outcomes. Anxiety, depression, and fears around physical and sexual activity are common among ICD patients, yet the depth of these effects remains underexplored. This cross-sectional, correlational study examined associations between QoL, mood, and sexual health in 30 adult ICD patients (ages 27–83) within 3 years postimplantation, recruited from a Southeastern U.S. academic medical center. Participants completed the SF-36, Profile of Mood States, and Multidimensional Sexuality Questionnaire. Spearman’s correlations indicated that lower QoL was significantly associated with higher mood disturbance (rho = −0.645, p  

Keywords: quality of life; mood disorders; sexual health; implantable cardioverter defibrillator (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1177/10547738251347417

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