Analysis of Anxiety or Depression and Long-term Mortality Among Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The recent American Heart Association guidelines added a sixth link in the chain of survival highlighting recovery and emphasized the importance of psychiatric outcome and recovery for survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The prevalence of psychiatric disorders among this population was higher than that in the general population.

Objective

To examine the prevalence of depression or anxiety and the association of these conditions with long-term mortality among individuals who survive OHCA.

Design, setting, and participants

A longitudinal population-based cohort study was conducted to analyze long-term prognosis in patients hospitalized for OHCA between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2015, who survived for 1 year or longer. Patients with car

SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10098954 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature