Key result
Outpatient palliative care for HF remains underutilized despite improving symptoms and quality of life.
Why the study?
Heart failure patients require early palliative care integration, but such care typically occurs late in the disease course and infrequently in the outpatient setting.
Does outpatient palliative care improve outcomes and decrease health care utilization in patients with heart failure?
Does outpatient palliative care improve outcomes and decrease health care utilization in patients with heart failure?
Despite guideline recommendations and evidence of benefit, outpatient palliative care for heart failure patients remains rare and underutilized.
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Underutilization of outpatient palliative care in HF warrants implementation research; leaves open optimal strategies to close the gap.
Heart Failure (HF) patients have an increased burden and intricate psychosocial and decision-making needs that demand the early integration of Palliative care (PC), in order to improve the outcomes and decrease health care utilization. However, in the current era, such care occurs late in the disease course and not too often in the outpatient setting. The purpose of this review aims to understand the current state of outpatient PC in HF.
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Cristina Belova (2020) conducted a review in Heart Failure. Outpatient Palliative Care was evaluated. Outpatient palliative care for heart failure patients remains underutilized despite evidence that it reduces symptom burden and improves quality of life.
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