Why the study?
Do components of care, including process measures, correlate with patient outcomes in adults with congestive heart failure?
Population
122 adults being treated for congestive heart failure by a sample of physicians in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Initial HF severity primarily predicts outcomes; leaves open whether care processes improve prognosis beyond mild cases.
Do components of care, including process measures, correlate with patient outcomes in adults with congestive heart failure?
In patients with congestive heart failure, initial disease severity is the primary predictor of 6-month outcomes, whereas care processes mainly influence outcomes in those with minimal initial symptoms.
Romm et al. (1976) studied this question.
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