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October 9, 2025

Development of Virtual Mental Health Stepped Care Service for a Heart Failure Remote Management Program: Qualitative Study (Preprint)

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ASAmika ShahUniversity Health NetworkAFAnam Shahil FerozAga Khan UniversityKSKathleen SheehanUniversity Health Network

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Implication

Qualitative study identifies strategies to address mental health barriers in heart failure patients, suggesting a virtual stepped care model.

Key Points

  • The virtual stepped care service effectively addresses barriers to mental health care for people living with heart failure, improving access.
  • A total of 22 participants were interviewed, including 13 patients and 9 clinical stakeholders, revealing six significant themes for service design.
  • Qualitative description study utilized semi-structured interviews with participants from a remote heart failure management program, focusing on service needs.
  • The design aims to balance health system feasibility and individual care quality, calling for further evaluation of the service's acceptability.

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Shah et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e70dab90569dd607ee5eechttps://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.82139
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