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| Title |
Health-related quality of life and suicide risk in postural tachycardia syndrome
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Clinical Autonomic Research, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10286-017-0399-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Cathy L. Pederson, Jill Blettner Brook |
| Abstract |
Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a disorder featured by orthostatic intolerance. The purpose of this study was to investigate the severity of quality of life issues in POTS patients. Online surveys for health related quality of life, sleep quality, fatigue, pain, and suicidal ideation were completed by 624 POTS patients and 139 controls. People with POTS have significantly more days of poor physical health (p < 0.001), fewer days with good energy (p < 0.001), and significantly more days with activity limitations (p < 0.001) than controls. Pain severity was significantly higher for those with POTS (p < 0.001) while feelings of control over life was lower than controls (p < 0.001). Sleep quality and daytime fatigue were also significantly worse for those with POTS than controls (p < 0.001). Finally, those with POTS have a significantly higher risk of suicide compared with controls (p < 0.001). The myriad of symptoms from which many POTS patients suffer is associated with a decreased quality of life. Nearly half of our sample with POTS was at high risk for suicide. More work needs to be done to determine the underlying issues surrounding suicide in POTS so that an appropriate treatment regimen can be developed. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 24 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 8% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 8 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 22 | 92% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 4% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 80 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 80 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 12 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 8% |
| Researcher | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 9 | 11% |
| Unknown | 36 | 45% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 5% |
| Psychology | 4 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 13 | 16% |
| Unknown | 43 | 54% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 May 2023.
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