What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cross-Sectional. Population: Terminal illness and heart failure (n=279). Primary outcome: Main concerns and documented actions for troublesome problems.

What does this research mean for the field?

Palliative care and heart failure patients frequently experience unaddressed troublesome problems, particularly regarding psychological and social issues, despite high rates of disclosure to healthcare professionals. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

June 1, 2001Palliative Medicine

The concerns of patients under palliative care and a heart failure clinic are not being met

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Palliative care and heart failure patients frequently had unaddressed troublesome problems, with documented action for psychological issues in only 52% and 28% of patients, respectively.

Population

279 patients, comprising 213 palliative care patients and 66 patients with heart failure, identified in…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

HAH. AndersonThe Medical Device (United Kingdom)CWChristopher WårdThe University of Sydney AEA EardleyMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Implication

Suggests under-addressed psychological needs in heart failure; hypothesis-generating for palliative care integration.

Study Design

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Cross-Sectional (n=279)

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Population

279 patients, comprising 213 palliative care patients (mostly with cancer) and 66 patients with heart failure, identified in Manchester.

Outcome

Main concerns and troublesome problems reported by patients, and documented action by professional carerspatient reported

Heart failure patients experience a high burden of physical and psychological symptoms that are frequently under-addressed by healthcare professionals, highlighting a gap in palliative care provision for this population.

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Anderson et al. (2001) conducted a cross-sectional in Terminal illness and heart failure (n=279). Palliative care and heart failure patients frequently had unaddressed troublesome problems, with documented action for psychological issues in only 52% and 28% of patients, respectively.

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Topics

Heart failure HFrEF treatment HFpEF management

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The concerns of patients under palliative care and a heart failure clinic are not being met

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The concerns of patients under palliative care and a heart failure clinic are not being met

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Study Design

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