Flavia M. Wehrle1,2,3, Markus A. Landolt3,4,5, Beatrice Latal1,3, Sarah Rometsch6, Matthias Greutmann7,*
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.15, No.5, pp. 301-308, 2020, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2020.013078
Abstract Background: The risk for a severe disease course in case of infection
with SARS-CoV-2 in young adults with congenital heart disease is largely
unknown, potentially leading to uncertainty and anxiety among affected patients.
This study aims to investigate health-related concerns, health-related quality of
life and psychological adjustment in patients with congenital heart disease compared to healthy peers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: One-hundred
patients with congenital heart disease and 50 controls (M = 29.7, SD = 3.8 years)
were recruited. They completed an online survey including the assessment of
health-related concerns regarding COVID-19, the 12-item Short Form Health Survey and… More >
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