Moulaert et al evaluated factors affecting the quality of life for a survivor of an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. A patient with one or more of these factors should have an evaluation of life quality. The authors are from Maastricht University and Oxford Centre for Enablement.
Patient selection: out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Consequences of the cardiac arrest: anoxic brain damage
Factors that can negatively impact the quality of life:
(1) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
(2) anxiety and/or depression
(3) fatigue
(4) impairment in activities of daily life (and physical disabilities)
(5) cognitive impairment
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