Symptoms of depression and anxiety after cardiac arrest.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the incidence of depression and anxiety symptoms in patients after cardiac arrest (SCA) in relation to patients with a history of myocardial infarction without SCA and in healthy individuals. The analysis of the impact of selected socio-demographic and clinical parameters and duration of SCA on the presence and severity of depression and anxiety symptoms in different groups was also performed.

Methods: The study involved 30 patients after SCA and 31 patients with a history of myocardial infarction without SCA.