Key result
CARESS protocol outlines feasibility and acceptability testing of online rehabilitation for cardiac arrest survivors.
Why the study?
Little is known about how best to support the long-term recovery of cardiac arrest survivors and co-survivors, or whether providing structured support is feasible.
Is an online psychosocial and exercise rehabilitation program feasible and acceptable for adult cardiac arrest survivors and co-survivors?
Is an online psychosocial and exercise rehabilitation program feasible and acceptable for adult cardiac arrest survivors and co-survivors?
This protocol describes a feasibility study for an online psychosocial and exercise rehabilitation program designed to support the long-term recovery of cardiac arrest survivors and their co-survivors.
Supports development of digital rehab for cardiac arrest survivors and co-survivors; leaves open whether CARESS is feasible and acceptable.
Aim: Little is known about how best to deliver support for the long-term recovery of cardiac arrest survivors, their family and close friends (co-survivors), or whether providing structured support is feasible. Working collaboratively, we have co-produced two online psychosocial and exercise rehabilitation care pathways for adult survivors and co-survivors - the Cardiac Arrest Recovery Enablement and Supported Self-management (CARESS) intervention. This study assesses the feasibility and acceptability of patient identification, recruitment, intervention delivery and outcomes assessment. Method: co-survivors to develop their knowledge, skills, understanding and establish connections with peers.3.Supervised group exercise rehabilitation sessions (weeks 3-8; up to 45 min): provided weekly, for survivors to build confidence and fitness.Recruitment, retention, and completion of outcome measures will be evaluated. Exploratory outcomes will include health-related quality of life (PROPr 29+2), emotional wellbeing (HADS, WEMWBS), and fatigue (FACIT-f), measured at baseline (week 0) and post-intervention (week 11) to assess suitability for a randomised controlled trial. Interviews to explore participant and facilitator perspectives will inform the process evaluation. Discussion: ISRCTN16382742, prospectively registered 28/01/2025.
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Pearson et al. (2026) studied Cardiac arrest survivors and co-survivors. Cardiac Arrest Recovery Enablement and Supported Self-management (CARESS) intervention was evaluated on Feasibility and acceptability of patient identification, recruitment, intervention delivery and outcomes assessment. This study protocol outlines the feasibility and acceptability testing of the CARESS online psychosocial and exercise rehabilitation program for adult cardiac arrest survivors and co-survivors.
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