Patient-reported outcome measures on mental health and psychosocial factors in patients with Brugada syndrome.

Stefaan Six Peter TheunsPieter LibinAnn Nowé Luigi Pannone Bart Bogaerts Simon Jaxy Catharina Olsen Gudrun Pappaert Isel GrauJuan SieiraSonia Van Dooren Esther ScheirlynckJulie NekkebroeckMarina Mallefroy Carlos De Asmundis Johan Bilsen

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)

Mental distress and type D personality are significantly more common in BrS patients compared to the general population. This clearly illustrates the necessity to include mental health screening and care as standard for BrS.

Keyphrases

mental health
patient reported outcomes
end stage renal disease
mental illness
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
palliative care
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
quality improvement
chronic pain