APS

2025 APS Annual Convention

Sitting in Fear: The Association of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Sedentary Time in Cardiac Arrest Recovery

Sunday, May 25, 2025 · Washington, DC

Oral · Personality/Emotion

Elevated psychological distress is common in the initial weeks after cardiac arrest. We found that patients with more severe posttraumatic stress symptoms at hospital discharge spent more time being sedentary in the first week post-discharge, which has implications for psychological interventions that may improve physical recovery post-arrest.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Jeffrey BirkSpeaker
    Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Chang XuDiscussant
    Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Keith DiazDiscussant
    Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Jacqueline NacipuchaDiscussant
    Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Danielle RojasDiscussant
    Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Camila Isabel Domínguez-Imbert NietoDiscussant
    Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Guixiao DingDiscussant
    Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Maia ten BrinkDiscussant
    Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Gaspar CruzDiscussant
    Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Sachin AgarwalDiscussant
    Columbia University Irving Medical Center