ArticleCritical pathways in cardiology2017
Burden of Psychosocial and Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.
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- The impact of the TyG index and psychosocial factors on depression in elderly non-diabetic patients with atrial fibrillation.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Association of Atrial Fibrillation and Cognitive Dysfunction: A Comprehensive Narrative Review of Current Understanding and Recent Updates.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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- Does coping style mediate the relationship between knowledge and psychosocial outcomes in women with atrial fibrillation?Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Association of Diabetes With Atrial Fibrillation Phenotype and Cardiac and Neurological Comorbidities: Insights From the Swiss-AF Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Article
- The Association of Beta-Blocker Use to Cognitive Impairment among Adults with Hypertension or Cardiovascular Diseases in the United States.Chronic pain & management · 2020Article
- Cognitive Impairment Is Independently Associated with Non-Adherence to Antithrombotic Therapy in Older Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Prevalence and Progression of Cognitive Impairment in Atrial Fibrillation Patients after Treatment with Catheter Ablation or Drug Therapy.Cardiology research and practice · 2019Article
- Patient activation for self-management is associated with health status in patients with atrial fibrillation.Patient preference and adherence · 2018Article
- Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Permanent Atrial Fibrillation: Prevalence and Associated Factors.Cardiology research and practice · 2018Article
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- Psychosocial and cognitive multimorbidity and health-related quality of life and symptom burden in older adults with atrial fibrillation: The systematic assessment of geriatric elements in atrial fibrillation (SAGE-AF) cohort study.Archives of gerontology and geriatricsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundImpairments in psychosocial status and cognition relate to poor clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, how often these conditions co-occur and associations between burden of psychosocial and cognitive impairment and quality of life (QoL) have not been systematically examined in patients with AF.
methodsA total of 218 patients with symptomatic AF were enrolled in a prospective study of AF and psychosocial factors between May 2013 and October 2014 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Cognitive function, depression, and anxiety were assessed at baseline and AF-specific QoL was assessed 6 months after enrollment using validated instruments. Demographic and clinical information were obtained from a structured interview and medical record review.
resultsThe mean age of the study participants was 63.5 ± 10.2 years, 35% were male, and 81% had paroxysmal AF. Prevalences of impairment in 1, 2, and 3 psychosocial/cognitive domains (eg, depression, anxiety, or cognition) were 75 (34.4%), 51 (23.4%), and 16 (7.3%), respectively. Patients with co-occurring psychosocial/cognitive impairments (eg, >1 domain) were older, more likely to smoke, had less education, and were more likely to have heart failure (all P < 0.05). Compared with participants with no psychosocial/cognitive impairments, AF-specific QoL at 6 months was significantly poorer among participants with baseline impairment in 2 (B = -13.6, 95% CI: -21.7 to -5.4) or 3 (B = -15.1, 95% CI: -28.0 to -2.2) psychosocial/cognitive domains.
conclusionDepression, anxiety, and impaired cognition were common in our cohort of patients with symptomatic AF and often co-occurred. Higher burden of psychosocial/cognitive impairment was associated with poorer AF-specific QoL.
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