Key result
Care managers identify 49 ICF categories necessary for older HF care planning.
Why the study?
Establishing an information-sharing system between medical and welfare or care professionals may prevent heart failure exacerbations, but the ICF categories needed to develop care plans were unclear.
What ICF categories are necessary for care managers to develop care plans for older patients with heart failure?
Cross-Sectional (n=520)
What ICF categories are necessary for care managers to develop care plans for older patients with heart failure?
Care managers identified 49 ICF categories necessary for heart failure care planning, highlighting differences in perception between medical and welfare professionals.
May inform ICF-based training for HF care managers; leaves open effects on patient outcomes.
BACKGROUND: Establishing an information-sharing system between medical professionals and welfare/care professionals may help prevent heart failure (HF) exacerbations in community-dwelling older adults. Therefore, we aimed to identify the ICF categories necessary for care managers to develop care plans for older patients with HF. METHODS: A questionnaire was administered to 695 care managers in Hiroshima, Japan, on ICF items necessary for care planning. We compared the care managers according to their specialties (medical qualifications and welfare or care qualifications). Furthermore, we created a co-occurrence network using text mining, regarding the elements necessary for collaboration between medical and care professionals. RESULTS: There were 520 valid responses (74.8%). Forty-nine ICF items, including 18 for body functions, one for body structure, 21 for activities and participation, and nine for environmental factors, were classified as "necessary" for making care plans for older people with HF. Medical professionals more frequently answered "necessary" than care professionals regarding the 11 items for body functions and structure and three items for activities and participation (p < 0.05). Medical-welfare/care collaboration requires (1) information sharing with related organisations; (2) emergency response; (3) a system of cooperation between medical care and non-medical care; (4) consultation and support for individuals and families with life concerns, (5) management of nutrition, exercise, blood pressure and other factors, (6) guidelines for consultation and hospitalisation when physical conditions worsen. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings showed that 49 ICF categories were required by care managers for care planning, and there was a significant difference in perception between medical and welfare or care qualifications qualifications.
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Shiota et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Heart failure (n=520). Survey on ICF categories was evaluated on ICF categories rated as necessary for care planning by ≥50% of participants. Forty-nine ICF categories were identified as necessary by care managers for care planning in older patients with heart failure, with medical professionals more frequently rating body function items as necessary than welfare professionals.
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