ArticleResuscitation plus2023
Family experiences and health outcomes following a loved ones' hospital discharge or death after cardiac arrest: A scoping review.
Article in Resuscitation plus, 2023. 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 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Removing Surrogates' Uncertainty to Reduce Fear and Anxiety After Cardiac Events (RESURFACE): A Randomized Pilot Intervention Study
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- European Resuscitation Council and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine guidelines 2025: post-resuscitation care.Intensive care medicine · 2025Guideline
- Single-arm feasibility trial of a resilience intervention for cardiac arrest survivors and their family caregivers, Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest.Resuscitation · 2025Trial
- Family-authored ICU diaries to reduce fear in patients experiencing a cardiac arrest (FAID fear): A pilot randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2023Trial
- RescQ™: Study protocol for a feasibility pilot of structured support for bystanders/lay-rescuers following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.Resuscitation plus · 2026Article
- Characterizing stressors, coping strategies, and intervention preferences related to brain health among cardiac arrest survivors and their family caregivers.Aging & mental health · 2026Article
- Cardiac Arrest Survivors' Perspectives to Inform the Co-Design of a Web-Based Support and Learning Platform: Qualitative Content Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
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- Five Practical Considerations for the Management of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest: Reflections from the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Focus Group.Interventional cardiology (London, England) · 2026Review
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- Informing relatives of non-surviving patients about research participation following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a prospective cohort study.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- One-year trajectory of psychological symptoms in families of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Article
- A study of Professor Bellomo's contribution to cardiac arrest research.Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine · 2025Article
- Organisations supporting cardiac arrest survivors: An exploratory survey of organisational structures and activities.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- Disruptions in Sleep Health and Independent Associations with Psychological Distress in Close Family Members of Cardiac Arrest Survivors: A Prospective Study.Journal of cardiac failure · 2025Article
- Early cognitive and psychological symptoms in cardiac arrest survivors and mental health outcomes among relatives: findings from the REVIVAL cohort.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
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- Lower Perceived Social Support During Hospitalization by Close Family Members may have Significant Associations with Psychological Distress 1 Month After Cardiac Arrest.Neurocritical care · 2025Article
- 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
- Relatives' experiences of unsuccessful out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempts: a qualitative analysis.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Aim: Synthesise the existing literature on experiences and health outcomes of family members of adult cardiac arrest patients either after hospital discharge or death and identify gaps and targets for future research. Methods: Following recommended scoping review guidelines and reporting framework, we developed an Results: Of 44 articles representing 3,598 family members across 15 countries and 5 continents, 89% (n = 39) were observational. Co-survivors described caregiving challenges and difficulty transitioning to life at home after hospital discharge. Co-survivors as well as bereaved family members reported significant and persistent psychological burden. Enhanced communication, information on what to expect after hospital discharge or the death of their loved ones, and emotional support were among the top recommendations to improve family members' experiences and health outcomes. Conclusion: Family members develop significant emotional burdens and physical symptoms as they deal with their loved ones' critical illnesses and uncertain, unpredictable recovery. Interventions designed to reduce family members' psychological distress and uncertainty prevalent throughout the illness trajectory of their loved ones admitted with cardiac arrest are needed.
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