Key result
Physical activity is linked to moderate reductions in fatigue impact and depressive symptoms after cardiac arrest.
Why the study?
To examine the associations between participation in physical activities and objective and subjective factors modifiable by rehabilitation in cardiac arrest survivors with fatigue.
Population
19 cardiac arrest survivors with fatigue
Design
Cross-sectional analysis of clinical feasibility study participants
Authors
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May warrant investigation of physical activity for fatigue in cardiac arrest survivors; hypothesis-generating from cross-sectional data and needs prospective validation.
Cross-Sectional (n=19)
No
Effect estimate: r = -0.629
p-value: p=0.004
In cardiac arrest survivors with fatigue, subjective factors such as depressive symptoms, pain, and fatigue impact are moderately and negatively associated with participation in physical activities.
Kim et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiac arrest survivors with fatigue (n=19). Objective and subjective factors (e.g., fatigue, depressive symptoms, ambulation) was evaluated on Association between participation in physical activities (Participation Objective scale) and physical fatigue impact (MFIS physical subscale) (r = -0.629, p=0.004). In cardiac arrest survivors with fatigue, participation in physical activities was moderately and negatively associated with physical fatigue impact (r=-0.629), cognitive fatigue impact (r=-0.591), and depressive symptoms (r=-0.590).
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