Health status of survivors of cardiac arrest and of myocardial infarction controls

We interviewed 308 survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and matched controls who had suffered a myocardial infarction. The Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) scores of controls were somewhat lower (better) than those of cases, but responses of cases and controls to additional questions about stair...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1985-11, Vol.75 (11), p.1321-1323
Main Authors: Bergner, L, Hallstrom, A P, Bergner, M, Eisenberg, M S, Cobb, L A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Coronary heart disease
Emergency and intensive cardiocirculatory care. Cardiogenic shock. Coronary intensive care
Employment
Health
Health Status
Health Surveys
Heart
Heart Arrest
Humans
Intensive care medicine
Interpersonal Relations
Medical sciences
Memory
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction
Psychosocial Deprivation
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Summary:We interviewed 308 survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and matched controls who had suffered a myocardial infarction. The Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) scores of controls were somewhat lower (better) than those of cases, but responses of cases and controls to additional questions about stair climbing, irritability and mood were virtually identical. Half as many (18 per cent) controls as cases (38 per cent) reported poorer memory function; nevertheless, 63 per cent of cases and 79 per cent of controls who had been working outside the home at the time of the event were employed at the time of the interview.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.75.11.1321