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Six months after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, survivors experience worse overall health status compared to the general population, but their impairments are generally not incapacitating, with the majority maintaining baseline memory, physical function, and employment. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

May 1, 1984Open Access

Health status of survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest six months later.

Structured PICO

Population

Long-term survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Comparator

Enrollees in a prepaid closed panel health plan

Outcome

Health status (Sickness Impact Profile scores)patient reported

Survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest generally have non-incapacitating health issues at six months, with a majority maintaining their baseline functional and employment status.

Abstract

The health status of long-term survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was studied six months after the event. Although Sickness Impact Profile scores for arrest survivors were higher (worse) than scores of enrollees in a prepaid closed panel health plan, in most cases problems of survivors were not incapacitating. Approximately three-fifths of survivors reported same or better memory function and stair climbing ability compared to that at time of arrest. Three-fifths of those who had been working continued to do so.

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Cite This Study

Bergner et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a16a735f96f07bf256b4683 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.74.5.508

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