What is the impact of cardiac arrest on the long-term wellbeing and caregiver burden of family caregivers?
While caregiver wellbeing generally normalizes within a year after a family member's cardiac arrest, those exhibiting emotional or cognitive issues at 12 months are at risk for increased caregiver burden.
Overall wellbeing of the caregivers improves during the first year up to normal levels, but caregivers with emotional problems or perceived cognitive problems at 12 months are at risk for developing a higher care burden.
Wijnen et al. (Mon,) studied this question.