1. Effect of psychotherapy on recurrence of events and quality of life in patients with vasovagal syncope
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Renata Libanori Aleixo de Barros e Silva, Rubens Marcelo Volich, Pedro Gabriel Melo de Barros e Silva, Francisco Carlos da Costa Darrieux, Maurício Ibrahim Scanavacca, and Denise Tessariol Hachul
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abstract Emotional distress is related to recurrence of syncope compromising patient's quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to determine if weekly sessions of psychotherapy reduce recurrence of events and improve QoL by SF-36 among patients with refractory vasovagal syncope. A randomised controlled pilot trial including 10 patients with recurrent vasovagal syncope and positive tilt table test was conducted. Known cardiac disease and ongoing psychotherapeutic interventions were the main exclusion criteria. All patients received standard of care treatment. Additionally, after randomisation, half of the patients underwent weekly sessions of psychotherapy for 12 months. Analysis of recurrence of events and QoL showed no significant change in the control group but, in the intervention group, there was a significant reduction in the rate of near-syncope episodes per month (5.7 ± 1.4 × 1.7 ± 1.0; P
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- 2022
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