ArticleResuscitation plus2021
Associations between posttraumatic stress symptoms and quality of life in cardiac arrest survivors and informal caregivers: A pilot survey study.
Article in Resuscitation plus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06048068 (Removing Surrogates' Uncertainty to Reduce Fear and Anxiety After Cardiac Events), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers.
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Removing Surrogates' Uncertainty to Reduce Fear and Anxiety After Cardiac Events (RESURFACE): A Randomized Pilot Intervention Study
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A mind-body resilience intervention for emotional distress in cardiac arrest survivors and their informal caregivers - Recovering together after cardiac arrest: Protocol for an open pilot trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2025Article
- Psychological and behavioral dimensions in cardiac arrest survivors and their families: A state-of-the-art review.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025Review
- Associations between Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Domains in Cardiac Arrest Survivors and Their Families One Month Post-Event.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Impact of Preexisting Depression and Anxiety on Hospital Readmission and Long-Term Survival After Cardiac Arrest.Journal of intensive care medicine · 2024Article
- Emotional distress, social support, and functional dependence predict readiness for hospital discharge in a prospective sample of cognitively intact cardiac arrest survivors.Resuscitation · 2024Article
- Prioritizing intervention preferences to potentially reduce caregiver burden in racially and ethnically diverse close family members of cardiac arrest survivors.Resuscitation · 2024Article
- Compassion fatigue and stress related to cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a study of critical care nurses' experiences.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- The relationship between mindfulness and enduring somatic threat severity in long-term cardiac arrest survivors.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Life satisfaction in cardiac arrest survivors: A nationwide Swedish registry study.Resuscitation plus · 2023Article
- Family experiences and health outcomes following a loved ones' hospital discharge or death after cardiac arrest: A scoping review.Resuscitation plus · 2023Article
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as a Consequence of Acute Cardiovascular Disease.Current cardiology reports · 2023Review
- Psychological Distress After Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Its Impact on Recovery.Current cardiology reports · 2022Review
- Mindfulness is inversely associated with psychological symptoms in long-term cardiac arrest survivors.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Article
- Qualitative Study of Long-Term Cardiac Arrest Survivors' Challenges and Recommendations for Improving Survivorship.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2022Article
- Gaps in the Provision of Cognitive and Psychological Resources in Cardiac Arrest Survivors with Good Neurologic Recovery.Therapeutic hypothermia and temperature management · 2022Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
aimTo estimate the proportion of significant posttraumatic stress (PTS) in both cardiac survivors with good neurologic recovery and informal caregivers, and to pilot test the hypothesis that greater PTS are associated with worse quality of life (QoL) in both cardiac arrest survivors and informal caregivers of cardiac arrest survivors.
methodsWe distributed an online survey to survivor and caregiver members of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation. Participants provided demographic and cardiac arrest characteristics and completed the PTSD Checklist-5 (PCL-5), the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale, and the WHOQOL-BREF. We identified covariates through bivariate correlations or linear regressions as appropriate. Six multiple regression models (three each for survivors and caregivers) examined associations between PCL-5 scores with each QoL subscale, adjusted for covariates identified from the bivariate models.
resultsWe included 169 survivors (mean months since arrest: 62.8, positive PTS screen: 24.9%) and 52 caregivers (mean months since arrest: 43.2, positive PTS screen: 34.6%). For survivors, the following showed significant bivariate associations with QoL: Lawton scores, daily memory problems, sex, months since arrest, age, and income; for caregivers, months since arrest, age, and income. In adjusted models, greater PCL-5 scores were associated with worse QoL (β: -0.35 to -0.53, p < .05).
conclusionsOur pilot results suggest that PTS are prevalent years after the initial cardiac arrest and are associated with worse QoL in survivors and informal caregivers. Further study is needed to validate these findings in a larger, representative sample.
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