Arrhythmias & electrophysiologyCross-sectional study
Patient-reported outcome measures on mental health and psychosocial factors in patients with Brugada syndrome
- Cross-sectional study
- single-centre
- retrospective and prospective recruitment phases
Authors' conclusion
Mental distress and type D personality are significantly more common in BrS patients compared to the general population.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with Brugada syndrome or referred for ajmaline testing, European reference centre, Brussels, Belgiumquestionnaires analysed
- Participants
- 209 patients
- Exposure
- Brugada syndrome (BrS) patients vs general population controls
- Outcome
- Patient-reported psychosocial outcomes: mental health (GHQ-12), social support, health-related quality of life, Type-D personality (DS14), coping styles, personality dimensions
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
| Group | Type D personality prevalence |
|---|---|
| BrS + | 32.7% |
- Higher mental distress (GHQ-12) in BrS patients (2.53 ± 3.03) than in the general population
- P < 0.001
- Higher prevalence of Type D personality in BrS + than in the general population
- P < 0.001
- Correlation between DS14 negative affectivity subscale and mental distress (GHQ-12) in BrS +
- 0.611, P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Patient-reported outcome measures on mental health and psychosocial factors in patients with Brugada syndrome. Europace. Published 29 September 2023. doi:10.1093/europace/euad205
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it