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Quality of Life in Cardiac Arrest Recovery

Post–cardiac arrest care is increasingly structured around survivorship, with standardized patient-reported assessments supporting multidisciplinary follow-up.

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    Study links self-reported health status after cardiac arrest to long-term survival.

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    Poor HRQOL increases mortality risk, especially in IHCA survivors.

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    Study included 2,000 IHCA and 1,100 OHCA survivors.

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    EuroQoL 5D scale was used for HRQOL assessment.

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    Significant missing data raises concerns about generalizability.

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    Follow-up spanned up to 7 years, with 475 deaths in IHCA group.

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    Depressive symptoms correlating with reduced survival identified.

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    Findings underscore the importance of HRQOL in follow-up care.

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Quality of Life in Cardiac Arrest Recovery

Post–cardiac arrest care is increasingly structured around survivorship, with standardized patient-reported assessments supporting multidisciplinary follow-up.

  • by Kathryn Wighton

  • February 19, 2026

  • 4 min

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