Quality of Life and Functional Outcomes 12 Months After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest | Zendy

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Quality of Life and Functional Outcomes 12 Months After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Author(s) -

Karen Smith,

Emily Andrew,

Marijana Lijovic,

Ziad Nehme,

Stephen Bernard

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.114.011200

Subject(s) - medicine , return of spontaneous circulation , quality of life (healthcare) , telephone interview , population , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , emergency medicine , resuscitation , social science , nursing , environmental health , sociology

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a significant global health problem. There has been considerable investment in improving the emergency medical response to OHCA, with associated improvements in survival. However, concern remains that survivors have a poor quality of life. This study describes the quality of life of OHCA survivors at 1-year postarrest in Victoria, Australia.

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