Abstract
Objective: To study factors related to quality of life after a hypoxic period due to cardiac arrest. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Subjects: Eighty-eight survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, admitted to a Dutch academic hospital between 2001 and 2006.
Methods: Patients received a set of questionnaires at home. The main outcome measures were physical and mental quality of life (Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form Health Survey; SF-36). Potential determinants were cognitive complaints, emotional problems (depression/anxiety), post-traumatic stress, fatigue, daily functioning and participation in society. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed with physical and mental quality of life as dependent variables.
Results: Sixty-three (72%) patients responded. Mean time since cardiac arrest was 36 months (standard deviation (SD) 19). Backward regression analyses showed that physical quality of life was significantly (p
Conclusion: Quality of life is related to cognitive complaints, fatigue, anxiety/depression, post-traumatic stress and difficulties in daily activities in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Rehabilitation programmes for this group should specifically address these topics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 553-558 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- heart arrest
- quality of life
- cognition disorders
- hypoxia-ischaemia brain
- POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER
- TRAUMATIC BRAIN-INJURY
- LONG-TERM
- CARDIOPULMONARY-RESUSCITATION
- COMMUNITY INTEGRATION
- EARLY DEFIBRILLATION
- EVENT SCALE
- VALIDATION
- FATIGUE
- IMPACT