Activity and Life After Survival of a Cardiac Arrest

Conditions

Survivors of a cardiac arrest, hypoxic brain injury Circulatory System Survivors of a cardiac arrest

Moulaert VR, Goossens M, Heijnders IL, Verbunt JA, Heugten CM.

2016-06-2530 citations

10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.06.015

Early neurologically-focused follow-up after cardiac arrest improves quality of life at one year: A randomised controlled trial.

Moulaert VR, van Heugten CM, Winkens B, Bakx WG, de Krom MC, Gorgels TP, Wade DT, Verbunt JA.

2015-04-30102 citations

10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.229

'Stand still …, and move on' , an early neurologically-focused follow-up for cardiac arrest survivors and their caregivers: a process evaluation.

Moulaert VR, van Haastregt JC, Wade DT, van Heugten CM, Verbunt JA.

2014-01-2335 citations

10.1186/1472-6963-14-34

Activity and Life After Survival of a Cardiac Arrest (ALASCA) and the effectiveness of an early intervention service: design of a randomised controlled trial.

Moulaert VR, Verbunt JA, van Heugten CM, Bakx WG, Gorgels AP, Bekkers SC, de Krom MC, Wade DT.

2007-08-2718 citations

10.1186/1471-2261-7-26

Interventions

The intervention group receives a routine early intervention service consisting of several contacts with a specialised nurse. The intervention is directed at early detection of (cognitive) problems, i

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All survivors of a cardiac arrest (survival greater than two weeks) admitted at or to one of the participating hospitals between April 2007 and April 2011

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe non-cardiac co-morbidity with a life expectancy lower than three months 2. Participant was living in an institutional care facility prior to the cardiac arrest

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Participation in society 2. Quality of life All outcome measures will be admistered two weeks, three months and one year after the cardiac arrest.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Cognitive, emotional and cardiorespiratory impairment 2. Daily functioning 3. Caregiver strain All outcome measures will be admistered two weeks, three months and one year after the cardiac arrest.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed