%0 Journal Article
%T Web
%A Hatice Mert
%A Tu£¿ba Yard£¿mc£¿
%J Clinical Nursing Research
%@ 1552-3799
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1054773817741427
%X In spite of its effectiveness, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients face psychological problems such as shock-related anxiety due to device shocks. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a web-based intervention program for ICD patients would reduce shock-related anxiety and improve quality of life compared with usual care. This was a randomized controlled trial study including a total of 76 patients. Data were collected using Turkish versions of the Florida Shock Anxiety Scale and Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at 0 (baseline), 3, and 6 months. Following intervention, there was a significant decrease in shock anxiety levels of patients and a statistically significant increase in social functioning, role-physical, mental health, vitality, and bodily pain subdimensions of SF-36. While no statistically significant difference was found between groups in terms of summary scores of SF-36, our results suggest that web-based interventions can be useful for ICD patients
%K nursing
%K web-based intervention
%K implantable cardioverter defibrillator
%K anxiety
%K quality of life
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1054773817741427