Key result
A review of 60 articles identified pervasive barriers to heart failure care at the patient (45 studies), provider (23 studies), and healthcare system (13 studies) levels.
Systematic Review (n=60)
Barriers to optimal heart failure care are pervasive and interrelated across patient, provider, and healthcare system levels, requiring multi-level interventions to improve outcomes.
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Multi-level interventions may be needed for heart failure care; leaves open which strategies are most effective.
McEntee et al. (2009) conducted a systematic review in Heart failure (n=60). Synthesis of barriers to heart failure care was evaluated on Barriers to care at the patient, provider, and system levels. A review of 60 articles identified pervasive barriers to heart failure care at the patient (45 studies), provider (23 studies), and healthcare system (13 studies) levels.
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