Rossel C L, Alyn I B
Heart Lung. 1977 Mar-Apr;6(2):273-9.
Responses of 30 cardiac pacemaker recipients showed that 90 per cent were aware of warning signs and symptoms prior to pacemaker implantation, but only 37 per cent sought medical attention when the initial warning signs were evident. The group which sought care experienced more symptoms per patient than the other groups which did not seek early treatment. The most commonly occurring symptoms experienced by the patients prior to pacemaker insertion were blackouts and slow regarding pacemaker implantation were made by the physician alone. Patients took inventory after implantation, and 60 per cent reported that they were fortunate to have received a pacemaker. During the inventory and long-term recovery stages, patients who thought they had experienced few life-style changes after receiving a cardiac pacemaker reported positive feelings about living with a cardiac pacemaker. Many of the patients' problems in adjusting to a permanently implanted cardiac pacemaker and participating in its maintenance were related to a lack of accurate information about what to expect or how to assure normal functioning of the pacemaker.
30名心脏起搏器接受者的反馈表明，90%的人在起搏器植入前知晓警示信号和症状，但当初始警示信号出现时，只有37%的人寻求医疗救治。寻求治疗的组中每位患者出现的症状比未早期治疗的其他组更多。患者在起搏器植入前最常出现的症状是昏厥和行动迟缓。关于起搏器植入的决策仅由医生做出。患者在植入后进行了总结，60%的人表示很幸运接受了起搏器。在总结和长期康复阶段，那些认为接受心脏起搏器后生活方式几乎没有改变的患者对带着心脏起搏器生活表达了积极感受。许多患者在适应永久植入的心脏起搏器并参与其维护方面存在的问题，都与缺乏关于预期情况或如何确保起搏器正常运行的准确信息有关。
