Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Exploring cardiac arrest in ‘at-home’ settings: Concepts derived from a qualitative interview study with layperson bystanders
Study context
- Population
- Laypersons who witnessed OHCA at the patient's home ('at-home CA')
- Participants
- 21 interviews
- Outcome
- Facilitating and impeding factors for bystander CPR and overarching concepts of 'at-home CA'
Methodological detailssemi-structured in-depth interviews, qualitative content analysis, Interviews audio recorded, transcribed and analysed by qualitative content analysis
- Semi-structured in-depth interviews
- Qualitative content analysis
- Interviews audio recorded, transcribed and analysed by qualitative content analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Overarching concepts and factors of 'at-home CA'
- Relevant interview segments
- 1'347
- Segments on factors facilitating bystander CPR (B-CPR)
- 398
- Segments on factors impeding B-CPR
- 328
- Segments classified neutral
- 621
- Six overarching concepts: unexpectedness of the event, acute stress response, situational judgement, awareness of the necessity to perform B-CPR, initial position of the patient, automaticity of actions
- 6
Original publication
Exploring cardiac arrest in ‘at-home’ settings: Concepts derived from a qualitative interview study with layperson bystanders. Resuscitation. Published 12 December 2023. doi:10.
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