Body image concerns in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: A scoping review.

Vivi Skibdal FrydensbergSøren J SkovbakkeSusanne S Pedersen Robin N Kok

Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2018)

BICs were present among ICD patients, but the degree of impact on their lives varied. There is a need for developing a BICs questionnaire to examine the prevalence of BICs and the potential impact on patients' lives in longitudinal studies.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
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peritoneal dialysis
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