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dc.contributor.authorØrbo, Marte Christine
dc.contributor.authorAslaksen, Per M.
dc.contributor.authorLarsby, Kristina
dc.contributor.authorSchäfer, Christoph
dc.contributor.authorTande, Pål Morten
dc.contributor.authorVangberg, Torgil Riise
dc.contributor.authorAnke, Audny
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-24T14:58:23Z
dc.date.available2016-02-24T14:58:23Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-05
dc.description.abstract<p>Objective: For survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with good outcomes, it is not known whether and how health-related quality of life is affected by the cognitive impairments frequently observed in these patients. This study explores how neuropsychological tests of memory, executive and psychomotor functioning relate to the physical and mental aspects of health-related quality of life in functionally independent and community dwelling OHCA survivors discharged early from hospital. <p>Methods: The study included 42 adult survivors (mean age 62 years, 38 males). Health-related quality of life was measured approximately 3 months post-OHCA with the Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36 (SF-36). Cognition was measured with established neuropsychological tests. Regression analyses were used to examine associations between neuropsychological domains and physical and mental health-related quality of life, respectively, when controlling for age, education and length of coma. <p>Results: The physical, but not the mental, component of the SF-36 was significantly worse than Norwegian population data. Neuropsychological tests showed frequent impairments most often in the memory domain. Worse psychomotor functioning was associated with worse physical healthrelated quality of life, whereas worse memory performance was associated with worse mental health-related quality of life. <p>Conclusion: The cognitive impairments frequently reported in OHCA survivors with good outcomes may compromise health-related quality of life. Cognitive functioning should be addressed even in survivors with rapid recovery.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2015 47(9):860-866en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1255015
dc.identifier.doi10.2340/16501977-1998
dc.identifier.issn1650-1977
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/8555
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_8114
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherFoundation for Rehabilitation Informationen_US
dc.relation.urihttp://www.medicaljournals.se/jrm/content/?doi=10.2340/16501977-1998en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.subjectcardiac arresten_US
dc.subjectcognitive impairmentsen_US
dc.subjecthealth-related quality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectSF-36en_US
dc.subjectneuropsychologyen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800en_US
dc.titleRelevance of cognition to health-related quality of life in good-outcome surviors of out-of-hospital cardiac arresten_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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