Disruptions in Sleep Health and Independent Associations with Psychological Distress in Close Family Members of Cardiac Arrest Survivors: A Prospective Study.

Background: While recent guidelines have noted the deleterious effects of poor sleep on cardiovascular health, the upstream impact of cardiac arrest-induced psychological distress on sleep health metrics among families of cardiac arrest survivors remains unknown.

Methods: Sleep health of close family members of consecutive patients with cardiac arrest admitted to an academic center (August 16, 2021-June 28, 2023) was self-reported using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The baseline PSQI, focused on sleep in the month before cardiac arrest, was administered during hospitalization and repeated 1 month after cardiac arrest alongside the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) to assess depression severity.

Lower Perceived Social Support During Hospitalization by Close Family Members may have Significant Associations with Psychological Distress 1 Month After Cardiac Arrest.

Background: The perception of having poor social support is associated with worse symptoms of psychological distress in close family members of critically ill patients, yet this has never been tested after cardiac arrest.

Methods: Close family members of consecutive patients with cardiac arrest hospitalized at an academic tertiary care center participated in a prospective study. The validated Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) cued to index hospitalization was administered before discharge.

Associations between Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Domains in Cardiac Arrest Survivors and Their Families One Month Post-Event.

: Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) affects many critical care survivors and family members. Nevertheless, the relationship between PICS-relevant domains in cardiac arrest (CA) survivors and psychological distress in their family members (henceforth, PICS-F) remains underexplored. : We enrolled consecutive CA patients admitted between 16 August 2021 and 28 June 2023 to an academic medical center, along with their close family members, in prospective studies.

Prospective evaluation of the relationship between cognition and recovery outcomes after cardiac arrest.

Purpose: Cognitive function is often impaired for cardiac arrest (CA) survivors due to hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. Whether cognitive impairment at hospital discharge is associated with recovery defined as functional status and fatigue measured at 1-month post-discharge is not known.

Methods: Consecutive CA patients admitted at an academic center (May 14, 2021-June 23, 2023) were assessed for cognitive impairment (modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status, TICS-m < 33) and depressive symptoms (8-item Patient Health Questionnaire) at hospital discharge.

Disruptions in Sleep Health and Independent Associations with Psychological Distress in Close Family Members of Cardiac Arrest Survivors: A Prospective Study.

Background: While recent guidelines have noted the deleterious effects of poor sleep on cardiovascular health, the upstream impact of cardiac arrest-induced psychological distress on sleep health metrics among families of cardiac arrest survivors remains unknown.

Methods: Sleep health of close family members of consecutive cardiac arrest patients admitted at an academic center (8/16/2021 - 6/28/2023) was self-reported on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scale. The baseline PSQI administered during hospitalization was cued to sleep in the month before cardiac arrest.

Lower perceived social support is significantly associated with elevated levels of psychological distress in racially and ethnically diverse close family members of cardiac arrest survivors.

Background: Poor perceived social support has been associated with worse psychological distress in close family members after their loved one's hospitalization with prolonged mechanical ventilation, but never been tested after cardiac arrest.

Methods: Close family members of consecutive cardiac arrest patients hospitalized at an academic tertiary care center were recruited before hospital discharge, and perceived social support was assessed using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Indicators of psychological distress were administered via telephone at 1 month after cardiac arrest.

Prioritizing intervention preferences to potentially reduce caregiver burden in racially and ethnically diverse close family members of cardiac arrest survivors.

Aim: Close family members of cardiac arrest patients who survive to hospital discharge have elevated levels of psychological distress and caregiver burden. We assessed their preferences toward needs during hospitalization and beyond to inform intervention development.

Methods: Through an online survey developed by a multidisciplinary team of researchers, clinicians, cardiac arrest survivors, and families, adult close family members recruited through advocacy organizations ranked top choice among 8 unique interventions addressing either information-based needs (n = 4) or well-being needs (n = 4).

Family experiences and health outcomes following a loved ones' hospital discharge or death after cardiac arrest: A scoping review.

Aim: Synthesise the existing literature on experiences and health outcomes of family members of adult cardiac arrest patients either after hospital discharge or death and identify gaps and targets for future research.

Methods: Following recommended scoping review guidelines and reporting framework, we developed an protocol and searched five large biomedical databases for all relevant studies published in peer-reviewed journals in the English language through 8/8/2022. Studies reporting either on the experiences or health outcomes of family members of adult cardiac arrest patients who survived to hospital discharge (i.

Psychological Distress After Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Its Impact on Recovery.

Purpose Of Review: To summarize the prevalence, correlates, and health consequences of poor mental health in the increasingly sizable population of survivors of Sudden cardiac arrest (CA) and to describe current intervention research in this area.

Recent Findings: After CA many patients report high psychological distress, including depression, generalized anxiety, and posttraumatic stress. Emerging evidence suggests that distressed patients' attention may narrow such that anxious awareness of afferent cardiac signals e.

From Bodies to Borders and Beyond: Mutating Boundaries in .

With its focus on genetics, the mutant body, and social discrimination, the X-Men franchise explores themes pertinent to the health humanities. The 2017 film Logan sharpens this focus and presents a world that echoes many current social, political, and bioethical anxieties. In the film, as a result of widescale eugenics, natural-born mutants are on the verge of extinction while genetically engineered mutants are secretly manufactured as weapons.