Table 2.

Overview of categories and sub-categories that emerged from the analysis of the interviews with people who survived OHCA-V (n = 13)

Categories	Sub-categories
Significance of lifestyle	Finding joy and strength in meaningful relationships
	Feeling well and doing things of their choice
Modifying the lifestyle to the new life situation	Finding a reason why it happened and making lifestyle changes
	Making your own assessment of a risk behaviour
A changed view on life	Feeling grateful for a second chance at life
	Finding motivation for lifestyle changes and wishing to influence family members to adopt lifestyle changes
	Challenging one’s fears and adopting a positive outlook on life