title: [Psychological study of patients with implanted pacemakers].
abstract: A psychological research on 80 patients with implanted pace-makers was carried out in order to explore their psychological adjustments following surgery. A questionnaire of 29 questions has been used. We explore the presence of anxiety due to the heart disease, to the operation or to the following period. Moreover the modification of social and family life, the relationship with the surgeon and the family doctor and, finally, the body image have been considered. The results show that the patients with implanted pace-makers, usually are able to subdue their anxiety and to recompose a good psychological equilibrium, mainly because of their favorable familiar and/or social environment.
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D012179:Retirement; D012746:Sexual Abstinence; D012934:Social Isolation
vernacular_title: Indagine psicologica sui portatori di pace-makers.