Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators on Social Media Report More Shock Anxiety Than Clinic Patients: Results From an Online Survey
Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators on Social Media Report More Shock Anxiety Than Clinic Patients: Results From an Online Survey
Linda Kramer Freeman
1
, PhD
;
Keith Richards
2
, PhD
;
Jamie B Conti
3
, MD
;
Samuel F Sears
4
, PhD
1
Carlson School of Management
,
University of Minnesota
,
Minneapolis
,
MN
,
US
2
School of Communication
,
East Carolina University
,
Greenville
,
NC
,
US
3
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
,
University of Florida
,
Gainesville
,
FL
,
US
4
Departments of Psychology and Cardiovascular Sciences
,
East Carolina University
,
Greenville
,
NC
,
US
Corresponding Author:
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Keith Richards, PhD
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School of Communication
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East Carolina University
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102 Joyner East
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Greenville, NC
-
US
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Phone:
1 2527374641
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Email: richardsk@ecu.edu