The cardiac arrest survivorship research hub at CARESearch Hub is a freely accessible, living evidence repository mapping what life looks like after survival from cardiac arrest. Built by two leading researchers in the field, it indexes hundreds of peer-reviewed studies covering cognitive, psychological, social, and quality-of-life outcomes — making it the most comprehensive open-access resource of its kind for cardiac arrest aftercare science.
About the Cardiac Arrest Survivorship Research Hub
The CARESearch Hub was created and is maintained by Dr Marco Mion, Principal Clinical Psychologist at the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre and King’s College Hospital and Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University, and Dr Vicky Joshi, Lecturer in Physiotherapy at Glasgow Caledonian University and CSO Post-doctoral Fellow. Both are active researchers whose work sits at the intersection of cardiac arrest survivorship science, clinical psychology, and physiotherapy.
Dr Mion leads the UK neuropsychology arm of the TTM2 trial and a multi-site psychoeducational study within the STEPCARE trial (V-CARE); SCA UK is a long-standing PPIE partner of his research at the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre. Dr Joshi directs the Save A Life For Scotland Recovery group (SALFS-R), co-ordinates the SABRE network, and leads the CAROUSel project developing cardiac arrest aftercare interventions in Scotland.
What the Cardiac Arrest Survivorship Research Hub Contains
The hub currently indexes hundreds of papers across five research domains: cognition (screening, memory, executive function); emotional outcomes (depression, anxiety, PTSD, fatigue); quality of life; return to work and vocational participation; and family and key supporter wellbeing. Each paper has a detail page with abstract, author list, domain tags, and citation export in APA, Vancouver, BibTeX, and RIS formats, with links to PubMed and DOI where available.
Papers are identified through a structured search strategy across PubMed, CINAHL, and Web of Science, deduplicated via a custom script, semantically ranked for relevance, and manually screened by two independent reviewers. The full methodology is publicly available on the site, making the repository transparent and replicable. New publications are added every two months.
Why This Cardiac Arrest Survivorship Research Hub Matters
The evidence base for cardiac arrest survivorship spans cardiology, neuropsychology, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, and nursing — yet until now there has been no single, openly accessible, systematically maintained repository dedicated to survivorship outcomes. For clinicians, the hub provides rapid access to evidence underpinning aftercare recommendations. For researchers, it maps what has already been studied and where the gaps lie, reducing duplication and supporting better-targeted study designs. For those involved in guideline development, it offers a curated evidence base aligned with the RCUK Survivorship Quality Standards and the ERC 2025 guidelines.
Using the Cardiac Arrest Survivorship Research Hub
The hub is freely accessible at caresearchhub.org — no registration required. Browse the full repository, filter by domain, study design, geography, journal, or year, or use the search to find papers on specific topics. To suggest a relevant study or discuss collaboration, visit the Collaborate section or contact SCA UK directly.
See also: PPIE — Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement, Cardiac Arrest Research, RCUK Survivorship Quality Standards, and OHCAO Project.