Acute cardiac care & resuscitationCross-sectional study
Long-Term Quality of Life After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
- Survey study
- registry-based
- nationwide
Authors' conclusion
Among this survey study's responders, who comprised more than 50% of survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Denmark, long-term health-related quality of life up to 20 years after their event was consistently high and comparable to that of the general population.
Study context
- Population
- Adult OHCA survivors in the Danish Cardiac Arrest Registry (June 2001–August 2019) alive in October 20202,552 (56.1%) completed survey
- Participants
- 4,545 survivors
- Exposure
- Survivors by time since OHCA
- 0-1 yearn = 74
- >15-20 yearsn = 112
- Outcome
- Self-reported health (EQ index score, EQ visual analog scale); physical and mental health (SF-12); anxiety and depression (HADS)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
EQ index score
0-1 year
0.9
median · IQR 0.7–1.0
>15-20 years
0.9
median · IQR 0.8–1.0
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Low risk for anxiety (HADS)
Low risk for symptoms of depression (HADS)
SF-12 scores, all responders
- SF-12 physical health score, mean (SD)
- 43.3 (12.3)
- SF-12 mental health score, mean (SD)
- 52.9 (8.3)
Original publication
Long-Term Quality of Life After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAMA Cardiol. Published 1 November 2023. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2023.2934
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it