ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Single-arm feasibility trial of a resilience intervention for cardiac arrest survivors and their family caregivers, Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest
Authors' conclusion
Results support preliminary feasibility of RT-CA.
Study context
- Population
- Dyads of consecutively admitted cardiac arrest (CA) survivors at Massachusetts General Hospital and their primary family caregivers; one dyad member with emotional distress (HADS ≥8)
- Participants
- 7 dyads
- Outcome
- Feasibility (recruitment, assessments, adherence) and acceptability (satisfaction, credibility, expectancy)
Methodological detailsmixed methods
- Mixed methods
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Feasibility and acceptability benchmarks
Benchmarks exceeded (>70 %)
7 of 8
Further findings
| Outcome | Survivors | Caregivers |
|---|---|---|
| Change in HADS anxiety, pre- to post-test (exploratory paired t-tests)Exploratory analyses · mean | −5.4 (95% CI −3.4–-7.5) | −3.1 (95% CI −0.8–-5.5) |
| P | p < 0.001 | p < 0.05 |
| Change in HADS depression, pre- to post-test (exploratory paired t-tests)Exploratory analyses · mean | −5.1 (95% CI −2.2–-8) | −3.5 (95% CI −8–1.1) |
| P | p < 0.01 | p > 0.05 |
Integration of quantitative and qualitative data (mixed methods)
- General concordance between quantitative and qualitative data
Original publication
Single-arm feasibility trial of a resilience intervention for cardiac arrest survivors and their family caregivers, Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest. Resuscitation. Published 6 October 2025. doi:10.
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