Cardiac arrest & resuscitation

Emotional distress, social support, and functional dependence predict readiness for hospital discharge in a prospective sample of cognitively intact cardiac arrest survivors

ResuscitationPublished Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study

Study context

Population
Awake and alert, cognitively intact cardiac arrest survivors, enrolled 4/2021–9/2022
Participants
110 participants
Primary endpoint
Readiness for discharge (Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale)
Methodological detailssingle-centre, Survivorship factors measured within 72 hours prior to discharge
  • Single-centre
  • Survivorship factors measured within 72 hours prior to discharge

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

Readiness for discharge

Emotional distress, functional dependence and social support independently associated with readiness for discharge (adjusted β's [absolute value])

0.25-0.30

all p < 0.05

Original publication

Emotional distress, social support, and functional dependence predict readiness for hospital discharge in a prospective sample of cognitively intact cardiac arrest survivors. Resuscitation. Published 6 March 2024. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110166

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