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. 2023 Aug 19:15:100451.
doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2023.100451. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Life satisfaction in cardiac arrest survivors: A nationwide Swedish registry study

Stefan Aregger Lundh  1   2 , Johan Israelsson  2   3 , Peter Hagell  1 , Petra Lilja Andersson  1 , Kristofer Årestedt  2   4
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Life satisfaction in cardiac arrest survivors: A nationwide Swedish registry study

Stefan Aregger Lundh et al. Resusc Plus. .

Abstract

Introduction: Most cardiac arrest (CA) survivors report good health and quality of life. Life satisfaction on the other hand has not yet been studied in a large scale in the CA population. We aimed to explore life satisfaction as perceived by CA survivors with three research questions addressed: (1) how do CA survivors report their life satisfaction, (2) how are different domains of life satisfaction associated with overall life satisfaction, and (3) how are demographic and medical factors associated with overall life satisfaction?

Methods: This registry study had a cross-sectional design. Life satisfaction was assessed using the 11-item Life Satisfaction checklist (LiSat-11). The sample included 1435 survivors ≥18 years of age. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analyses were used.

Results: Survivors were most satisfied with partner relation (85.6%), family life (82.2%), and self-care (77.8%), while 60.5% were satisfied with overall life. Satisfaction with psychological health was strongest associated with overall life satisfaction. Among medical and demographic factors, female sex and poor cerebral performance were associated with less overall life satisfaction.

Conclusions: Generally, CA survivors seem to perceive similar levels of overall life satisfaction as general populations, while survivors tend to be significantly less satisfied with their sexual life. Satisfaction with psychological health is of special interest to identify and treat. Additionally, female survivors and survivors with poor neurological outcome are at risk for poorer overall life satisfaction and need special attention by healthcare professionals.

Keywords: Health; Heart arrest; Life satisfaction; Quality of life; Survivor.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Pathway for inclusion.
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Reported domains and ranking of LiSat-11. Framed bars represent the share of survivors that were satisfied according to recommended cut-off scores.
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