Patient involvement in care, psychosocial outcomes, and quality of life in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a pilot study

This cross-sectional study evaluated the impact of patient involvement in care (PIC) on psychosocial outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in HCM patients (n=34). Patients with low-moderate PIC were older than those with high PIC (66.8 years vs. 57.3 years; p=0.04). PIC was negatively correlated with depressive symptoms (r=-0.39; p=0.02) and positively correlated with heart-focused attention (r=0.39; p=0.02). No significant correlations were observed between PIC and HRQoL. Greater PIC was associated with reduced depressive symptoms but increased cardiac anxiety. Future studies should investigate the relationship between PIC and HRQoL in a larger cohort.