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Calling All A-Fib Patients: Participate in On-Line Research Survey on Anxiety and A-Fib
Many of us know how debilitating the emotional component of A-Fib can be and the impact on our quality of life. We often say that Atrial Fibrillation wreaks havoc with our heads as well as with our hearts.
This is what doctoral student Sevinc E. Uzumcu is investigating—the anxiety and depression often associated with Atrial Fibrillation. She has asked all our A-Fib.com readers to help with her research.
This survey is part of her doctoral applied research project at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences. She is seeking all A-Fib patients to answer her online questionnaire whether or not suffering with anxiety or depression.
This aspect of Atrial Fibrillation is seldom investigated.
Give Just 7 Minutes for A-Fib Research
We strongly encourage all A-Fib patients to take this online survey. I answered the questions, and it only takes about 7 minutes. Your responses are anonymous.
To participate, go to the survey “Invitation”.
Submissions will be accepted through September 30, 2018. As part of her doctoral studies, she hopes to publish the results of her research.
A-Fib Doctors Need to Treat the Emotional Effects
The A-Fib patient community really needs this research study and needs to share the findings with doctors treating A-Fib patients. Raising doctors’ awareness of the psychological aspects may encourage them to develop treatment protocols.
Kudos to doctoral student Sevinc E. Uzumcu for undertaking this research.
(In all my years of attending A-Fib conferences, I’ve never seen doctors discuss this topic. But I did! As a patient advocate, I talked on this topic to 200 cardiologists in Zurich, Switzerland at MAM 2016.)
For dealing with the anxiety associated with A-Fib, see my article: Coping With A-Fib Anxiety and the PODCAST: 15 Ways to Manage the Fear & Anxiety of Atrial Fibrillation.
Click here to go the survey Invitation (link is at the bottom of the page).
