title: The natural history of recovery following sudden cardiac arrest and internal cardioverter-defibrillator implantation.
abstract: The purposes of this review are to 1) summarize current knowledge regarding the "natural history of recovery" (physical functioning, psychological adjustment, and neurologic impairments) following sudden cardiac arrest and internal cardioverter-defibrillator implantation over the first year; and 2) discuss the implications for the development of nursing intervention programs based on the natural history of recovery. The natural history serves as a basis for understanding the recovery experiences of sudden cardiac arrest survivors as well as determining how intervention programs might help the most.
authors.affiliation: Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Dougherty
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans