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Di Tanna GL, Angell B, Urbich M, Lindgren P, Gaziano TA, Globe G, Stollenwerk B. A Proposal of a Cost-Effectiveness Modeling Approach for Heart Failure Treatment Assessment: Considering the Short- and Long-Term Impact of Hospitalization on Event Rates. PHARMACOECONOMICS 2022; 40:1095-1105. [PMID: 35960435 DOI: 10.1007/s40273-022-01174-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The rate of events such as recurrent heart failure (HF) hospitalization and death are known to dramatically increase directly after HF hospitalization. Furthermore, the number of HF hospitalizations is associated with irreversible long-term disease progression, which is in turn associated with increased event rates. However, cost-effectiveness models of HF treatments commonly fail to capture both the short- and long-term association between HF hospitalization and events. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to provide a decision-analytic model that reflects the short- and long-term association between HF hospitalization and event rates. Furthermore, we assess the impact of omitting these associations. METHODS We developed a life-time Markov cohort model to evaluate HF treatments, and modeled the short-term impact of HF hospitalization on event rates via a sequence of tunnel states, with transition probabilities following a parametric survival curve. The corresponding long-term impact was modeled via hazard ratios per HF hospitalization. We obtained baseline event rates and utilities from published literature. Subsequently, we assessed, for a hypothetical HF treatment, how omitting the modeled associations (through a simple two-state model) affects incremental quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). RESULTS We developed a model that incorporates both short- and long-term impacts of HF hospitalizations. Based on an assumed treatment effect of a 20% risk reduction for HF hospitalization (and associated reductions in all-cause mortality of 15%), omitting the short-term, the long-term, or both associations resulted in a 5%, 1%, and 22% decrease in QALYs gained, respectively. CONCLUSION For both modeling components, i.e., the short- and long-term implications of HF hospitalization, the impact on incremental outcomes associated with treatment was substantial. Considering these aspects as proposed within this modeling approach better reflects the natural course of this progressive condition and will enhance the evaluation of future HF treatments.
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- Gian Luca Di Tanna
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- The George Institute for Global Health, Level 5, 1 King St, Newtown, NSW, 2042, Australia.
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Level 5, 1 King St, Newtown, NSW, 2042, Australia
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- Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- The Swedish Institute for Health Economics, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cerevel Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Amgen (Europe) GmbH, Economic Modeling Center of Excellence, Rotkreuz, Switzerland
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Austin RC, Schoonhoven L, Clancy M, Richardson A, Kalra PR, May CR. Do chronic heart failure symptoms interact with burden of treatment? Qualitative literature systematic review. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e047060. [PMID: 34330858 PMCID: PMC8327846 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Explore the interaction between patient experienced symptoms and burden of treatment (BoT) theory in chronic heart failure (CHF). BoT explains how dynamic patient workload (self-care) and their capacity (elements influencing capability), impacts on patients' experience of illness. DESIGN Review of qualitative research studies. DATA SOURCES CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Scopus and Web of Science were searched between January 2007 and 2020. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Journal articles in English, reporting qualitative studies on lived experience of CHF. RESULTS 35 articles identified related to the lived experience of 720 patients with CHF. Symptoms with physical and emotional characteristics were identified with breathlessness, weakness, despair and anxiety most prevalent. Identifying symptoms' interaction with BoT framework identified three themes: (1) Symptoms appear to infrequently drive patients to engage in self-care (9.2% of codes), (2) symptoms appear to impede (70.5% of codes) and (3) symptoms form barriers to self-care engagement (20.3% of codes). Symptoms increase illness workload, making completing tasks more difficult; simultaneously, symptoms alter a patient's capacity, through a reduction in their individual capabilities and willingness to access external resources (ie, hospitals) often with devasting impact on patients' lives. CONCLUSIONS Symptoms appear to be integral in the patient experience of CHF and BoT, predominately acting to impede patients' efforts to engage in self-care. Symptoms alter illness workload, increasing complexity and hardship. Patients' capacity is reduced by symptoms, in what they can do and their willingness to ask for help. Symptoms can lower their perceived self-value and roles within society. Symptoms appear to erode a patient's agency, decreasing self-value and generalised physical deconditioning leading to affective paralysis towards self-care regimens. Together describing a state of overwhelming BoT which is thought to be a contributor to poor engagement in self-care and may provide new insights into the perceived poor adherence to self-care in the CHF population. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42017077487.
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- Rosalynn C Austin
- Department of Cardiology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
- National Institite for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
- National Institite for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex, Southampton, UK
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
- National Institite for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex, Southampton, UK
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
- Faculty of Health and Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North Thames, London, UK
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Understanding the management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a qualitative multiperspective study. Br J Gen Pract 2020; 70:e880-e889. [PMID: 33139334 DOI: 10.3399/bjgp20x713477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND About half of all people with heart failure have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), in which the heart is stiff. This type of heart failure is more common in older people with a history of hypertension, obesity, and diabetes mellitus. Patients with HFpEF are often managed in primary care, sometimes in collaboration with specialists. Knowledge about how best to manage this growing population is limited, and there is a pressing need to improve care for these patients. AIM To explore clinicians' and patients'/carers' perspectives and experiences about the management of HFpEF to inform the development of an improved model of care. DESIGN AND SETTING A multiperspective qualitative study involving primary and secondary care settings across the east of England, Greater Manchester, and the West Midlands. METHOD Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted. Transcribed data were analysed using framework analysis and informed by the normalisation process theory (NPT). RESULTS In total, 50 patients, nine carers/relatives, and 73 clinicians were recruited. Difficulties with diagnosis, unclear illness perceptions, and management disparity were identified as important factors that may influence management of HFpEF. The NPT construct of coherence reflected what participants expressed about the need to improve the identification, understanding, and awareness of this condition in order to improve care. CONCLUSION There is a pressing need to raise the public and clinical profile of HFpEF, develop a clear set of accepted practices concerning its management, and ensure that systems of care are accessible and attuned to the needs of patients with this condition.
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The lived experience of breathlessness for people diagnosed with heart failure: a qualitative synthesis of the literature. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2019; 13:18-23. [PMID: 30507629 DOI: 10.1097/spc.0000000000000405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The experience of breathlessness in patients with heart failure is understudied. This review was aimed at evaluating the most recent qualitative findings regarding the experience of breathlessness in persons diagnosed with heart failure. RECENT FINDINGS A literature search was conducted using Pubmed, Psycinfo, BNI, Cinahl and Google Scholar including studies on breathlessness experience in patients with heart failure, published between 2017 and 2018. Only three studies were identified, and findings were categorized into five themes: acknowledgment of breathlessness, prevailing consequences of breathlessness, breathlessness in daily life, recognising when breathlessness is a problem and communicating breathlessness. Understanding the experience of breathlessness was different before and after heart failure diagnosis. Patients experienced similar physical and emotional consequences of breathlessness but varied in strategies to manage the symptom. Patients often do not report breathlessness symptom, or are not asked to describe their symptom by the provider. SUMMARY Recent studies show those at risk for and those who have heart failure need appropriate education to recognize breathlessness as a critical symptom. In addition, adequate communication between patients and providers of the breathlessness symptom is needed to support management.
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Andersson L, Nordgren L. Heart Failure Patients' Perceptions of Received and Wanted Information: A Cross-Sectional Study. Clin Nurs Res 2018; 28:340-355. [PMID: 29986617 DOI: 10.1177/1054773818787196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate heart failure patients' perceptions of received and wanted information and to identify differences regarding received and wanted information in relation to sociodemographic variables. A cross-sectional descriptive design was used. Patients with heart failure ( n = 192) were recruited from six primary health care centers in Sweden. Data were collected by a postal questionnaire. A majority of the respondents had received information about the condition and the medication. Within primary health care, most respondents had been informed about medication. The respondents wanted more information about continued care and treatment, medication, and the condition. There were significant differences between sociodemographic groups concerning what information they wanted. Clinical nurses can support patients with heart failure by using evidence-based methods that strengthen the patients' self-efficacy and by individualized information that increases patients' knowledge and improves their self-care behaviors. Future studies are needed to identify informational needs of particular fragile groups of patients.
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- Lena Andersson
- 1 Vårdcentralen Centrum Flen, Sweden.,2 Research and Development Centre, Sörmland County Council/Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland, Uppsala University, Sweden
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- 2 Research and Development Centre, Sörmland County Council/Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland, Uppsala University, Sweden.,3 Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden
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Herber OR, Bücker B, Metzendorf MI, Barroso J. A qualitative meta-summary using Sandelowski and Barroso’s method for integrating qualitative research to explore barriers and facilitators to self-care in heart failure patients. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2017; 16:662-677. [DOI: 10.1177/1474515117711007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Individual qualitative studies provide varied reasons for why heart failure patients do not engage in self-care, yet articles that aggregated primary studies on the subject have methodological weaknesses that justified the execution of a qualitative meta-summary. Aim: The aim of this study is to integrate the findings of qualitative studies pertaining to barriers and facilitators to self-care using meta-summary techniques. Methods: Qualitative meta-summary techniques by Sandelowski and Barroso were used to combine the findings of qualitative studies. Meta-summary techniques include: (1) extraction of relevant statements of findings from each report; (2) reduction of these statements into abstracted findings and (3) calculation of effect sizes. Databases were searched systematically for qualitative studies published between January 2010 and July 2015. Out of 2264 papers identified, 31 reports based on the accounts of 814 patients were included in the meta-summary. Results: A total of 37 statements of findings provided a comprehensive inventory of findings across all reports. Out of these statements of findings, 21 were classified as barriers, 13 as facilitators and three were classed as both barriers and facilitators. The main themes relating to barriers and facilitators to self-care were: beliefs, benefits of self-care, comorbidities, financial constraints, symptom recognition, ethnic background, inconsistent self-care, insufficient information, positive and negative emotions, organizational context, past experiences, physical environment, self-initiative, self-care adverse effects, social context and personal preferences. Conclusion: Based on the meta-findings identified in this study, future intervention development could address these barriers and facilitators in order to further enhance self-care abilities in heart failure patients.
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- Oliver Rudolf Herber
- Institute of General Practice, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, England
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- Institute of General Practice, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of General Practice, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Medical University of South Carolina, College of Nursing, Charleston, USA
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Taylor CJ, Hobbs FDR, Marshall T, Leyva-Leon F, Gale N. From breathless to failure: symptom onset and diagnostic meaning in patients with heart failure-a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e013648. [PMID: 28283487 PMCID: PMC5353318 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To explore 2 key points in the heart failure diagnostic pathway-symptom onset and diagnostic meaning-from the patient perspective. DESIGN Qualitative interview study. SETTING Participants were recruited from a secondary care clinic in central England following referral from primary care. PARTICIPANTS Over age 55 years with a recent (<1 year) diagnosis of heart failure confirmed by a cardiologist following initial presentation to primary care. METHODS Semistructured interviews were carried out with 16 participants (11 men and 5 women, median age 78.5 years) in their own homes. Data were audio-recorded and transcribed. Participants were asked to describe their diagnostic journey from when they first noticed something wrong up to and including the point of diagnosis. Data were analysed using the framework method. RESULTS Participants initially normalised symptoms and only sought medical help when daily activities were affected. Failure to realise that anything was wrong led to a delay in help-seeking. Participants' understanding of the term 'heart failure' was variable and 1 participant did not know he had the condition. The term itself caused great anxiety initially but participants learnt to cope with and accept their diagnosis over time. CONCLUSIONS Greater public awareness of symptoms and adequate explanation of 'heart failure' as a diagnostic label, or reconsideration of its use, are potential areas of service improvement.
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- C J Taylor
- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Aston Medical Research Insitutue, Aston Medical School, Birmingham, UK
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- Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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A Narrative Literature Review of the Experiences of Patients Living With Heart Failure. Holist Nurs Pract 2016; 29:280-302. [PMID: 26263289 DOI: 10.1097/hnp.0000000000000104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This article reviews the literature on the experiences of patients with heart failure and their coping strategies and learning needs. Previous studies have consistently demonstrated that heart failure had negative impacts on the individuals who experienced it. Studies have also focused on the learning needs and the various coping strategies that patients with heart failure have adopted. However, there are limited studies that have investigated the experience of heart failure from the Asian patient's perspective. By incorporating the perspectives of patients with heart failure from the Asian context into clinical practices, research will promote patient-centered holistic care and improve patients' quality of life and satisfaction.
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Simmonds R, Glogowska M, McLachlan S, Cramer H, Sanders T, Johnson R, Kadam U, Lasserson D, Purdy S. Unplanned admissions and the organisational management of heart failure: a multicentre ethnographic, qualitative study. BMJ Open 2015; 5:e007522. [PMID: 26482765 PMCID: PMC4611875 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2014] [Revised: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Heart failure is a common cause of unplanned hospital admissions but there is little evidence on why, despite evidence-based interventions, admissions occur. This study aimed to identify critical points on patient pathways where risk of admission is increased and identify barriers to the implementation of evidence-based interventions. DESIGN Multicentre, longitudinal, patient-led ethnography. SETTING National Health Service settings across primary, community and secondary care in three geographical locations in England, UK. PARTICIPANTS 31 patients with severe or difficult to manage heart failure followed for up to 11 months; 9 carers; 55 healthcare professionals. RESULTS Fragmentation of healthcare, inequitable provision of services and poor continuity of care presented barriers to interventions for heart failure. Critical points where a reduction in the risk of current or future admission occurred throughout the pathway. At the beginning some patients did not receive a formal clinical diagnosis, in addition patients lacked information about heart failure, self-care and knowing when to seek help. Some clinicians lacked knowledge about diagnosis and management. Misdiagnoses of symptoms and discontinuity of care resulted in unplanned admissions. Approaching end of life, patients were admitted to hospital when other options including palliative care could have been appropriate. CONCLUSIONS Findings illustrate the complexity involved in caring for people with heart failure. Fragmented healthcare and discontinuity of care added complexity and increased the likelihood of suboptimal management and unplanned admissions. Diagnosis and disclosure is a vital first step for the patient in a journey of acceptance and learning to self-care/monitor. The need for clinician education about heart failure and specialist services was acknowledged. Patient education should be seen as an ongoing 'conversation' with trusted clinicians and end-of-life planning should be broached within this context.
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- Rosemary Simmonds
- Centre for Academic Primary Care, NIHR School for Primary Care Research, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, NIHR School for Primary Care Research, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Section of Public Health, ScHARR, University of Sheffield, Keele, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, NIHR School for Primary Care Research, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford, UK
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, NIHR School for Primary Care Research, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Ivynian SE, DiGiacomo M, Newton PJ. Care-seeking decisions for worsening symptoms in heart failure: a qualitative metasynthesis. Heart Fail Rev 2015; 20:655-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s10741-015-9511-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Andersson L, Eriksson H, Nordgren L. Differences between heart failure clinics and primary health care. Br J Community Nurs 2013; 18:288-292. [PMID: 24046927 DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.6.288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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There is a paucity of knowledge concerning how people with heart failure experience differences between specialised heart failure clinics and primary healthcare in Sweden. This study aimed to describe differences regarding information and follow-up in heart failure clinics and primary healthcare. The study was conducted in Sweden in 2011. Four people (three men, one woman; aged 60 to 84) with heart failure (NYHA II) were interviewed. The interviews were analysed with qualitative content analysis. The findings revealed after referral from the heart failure clinic to primary healthcare, follow-ups were omitted. Still, the patients needed care, support and information. The findings are illuminated in four themes. The patients' varying and individual needs can be difficult to recognise and manage unless they are followed-up from either HFC or PHC on a regular basis.
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- Lena Andersson
- Centre for Clinical Research, Sörmland, Uppsala University, Sweden.
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