Acute cardiac care & resuscitation
Associations between comorbidity and health-related quality of life among in-hospital cardiac arrest survivors – A cross-sectional nationwide registry study
Authors' conclusion
Since IHCA survivors with comorbidities report worse HRQoL compared to those without comorbidities, it is important to pay directed attention to them when developing and providing post-CA care, especially in those with respiratory insufficiency and previous stroke.
Study context
- Population
- In-hospital cardiac arrest survivors, Swedish Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, 2014–2017, 3–6 months after the arrest
- Participants
- 1,278 survivors
- Exposure
- In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) survivors with vs without comorbidities
- Outcome
- HRQoL (EQ-5D-5L, EQ VAS, HADS)
- Follow-up
- 3-6 months after the cardiac arrest
Methodological detailsnationwide registry
- Nationwide registry
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
HRQoL · 3-6 months
Overall EQ VAS, median (q1-q3)
70
50–80
One or more comorbidities: worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in 6 of 8 outcomes
p < 0.001
Linear regression models explained 4-8% of total variance in HRQoL
p < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Associations between comorbidity and health-related quality of life among in-hospital cardiac arrest survivors – A cross-sectional nationwide registry study. Resuscitation. Published 5 May 2023. doi:10.
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it