title: [Cognitive emotion regulation of patients qualified for implantation of heart rhythm control device].
abstract: The aim of the artificial heart stimulation is not only saving lives, but also improvement of the quality of life of patients with cardiac arrhythmias. One of the key dimensions of quality of life is psychological functioning. Until now, little research assess this dimension in patients before the implantation of the heart rhythm control device.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to assess the severity of depression and anxiety and the frequency of the used cognitive emotion regulation strategies and to examine the relationship between them.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study group consisted of 60 people qualified for pacemaker implantation (42 PM patients and 18 ICD): 15 women and 45 men ranging in age from 43 to 85. To assess cognitive emotion regulation strategies Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire was used, and to assess the severity of depression and anxiety - Mood Assessment Questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients with PM more often than patients with ICD use the strategy of Positive Reappraisal (U = 231.50, p = 0.045). There were no statistically significant differences in the frequency of use of other strategies and severity of depression and anxiety. In PM patients there are negative correlations between the severity of depression and anxiety and the use of Acceptance ( τ = -0.380), a Positive Reappraisal ( τ = -0.278), Positive Refocusing ( τ = -0.366) and between the level of anxiety and Putting into Perspective ( τ = -0.402). In ICD patients there was a positive relationship between anxiety and Cathastrophizing ( τ = 0.324).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The severity of depression and anxiety, and emotion regulation strategies in patients qualified for PM implantation in comparison with patients qualified for ICD implantation are similar. Both groups of patients show a good adaptation of the psychological.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Urszula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ziętalewicz
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jędrzejczyk
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Clinical-Research Team of Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Włodzimierz
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mojkowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Physiotherapy of II Medical Faculty, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mojkowski
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D011044:Poland; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: anxiety; cognitive emotion regulation; depression; implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; pacemaker