Key result
Qualitative interviews with 32 survivor/caregiver dyads revealed that psychologic recovery, return to work, and family support are key domains for patient-centered outcomes after cardiac arrest.
Why the study?
Quality of life and the lived experience after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are complex and poorly captured by crude measures of neurological functioning alone.
Qualitative interviews with OHCA survivors and their families highlight that psychologic assessment, return to work status, and family input are key domains that should be included in patient-centered outcome measures.
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May inform patient-centered outcome measures after cardiac arrest; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Dainty et al. (2020) studied Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (n=32). Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival was evaluated on Perspectives on long-term outcome and recovery journey. Qualitative interviews with 32 survivor/caregiver dyads revealed that psychologic recovery, return to work, and family support are key domains for patient-centered outcomes after cardiac arrest.
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