Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
The experiences of cardiac arrest survivors and their key supporters following cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-ethnography
Authors' conclusion
The enduring psychosocial and physical sequelae of cardiac arrest survival substantially impacts the lives of survivors and their key supporters, requiring negotiation of their 'new normality'.
Study context
- Population
- Survivors of sudden cardiac arrest and their key supporters (family/close friends)32 studies
- Outcome
- Themes of survivors' and key supporters' experiences
Methodological detailsseven-step meta-ethnography, eMERGe-informed, CASP checklist, GRADE-CERQual, Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO searched January 1995-January 2022, updated July 2023, 15,917 titles/abstracts and 196 full texts screened; 32 included
- Seven-step meta-ethnography
- eMERGe-informed
- CASP checklist
- GRADE-CERQual
- Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO searched January 1995-January 2022, updated July 2023
- 15,917 titles/abstracts and 196 full texts screened; 32 included
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
- Survivors' themes: making sense of my cardiac arrest; learning to trust my body and mind; re-evaluating my life
- Key supporters' themes: emotional turmoil; becoming a carer: same person but different me; engaging with a new and unknown world
- Overarching concept: 'negotiating a new normal'
- Limited data and some methodological weaknesses reduced confidence in several themes
Original publication
The experiences of cardiac arrest survivors and their key supporters following cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-ethnography. Resuscitation. Published 26 March 2024. doi:10.
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