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January 3, 2014Journal of the American Heart AssociationOpen Access

“Not the ‘Grim Reaper Service’”: An Assessment of Provider Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions Regarding Palliative Care Referral Barriers in Heart Failure

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Population

18 physician, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant providers from 3 specialties: cardiology, primary…

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Authors

DKDio KavalieratosEmory UniversityEMEmma McKim MitchellUniversity of VirginiaTCTimothy S. CareyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Implication

Supports targeted HF palliative care education; hypothesis-generating for standardized referral criteria.

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Population
18 physician, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant providers from 3 specialties: cardiology, primary care, and palliative care
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Outcome
Perceived barriers to palliative care referral for HF patients

Palliative care referral for heart failure patients is hindered by limited provider knowledge and misperceptions, highlighting a need for targeted provider education.

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Kavalieratos et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fa889dbb4cae3c76412ed5https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.113.000544

Topics

Heart failureHFrEF treatment
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