Key result
GP awareness of psychosocial distress shows no link to improved quality of life in HF.
Why the study?
Depression and anxiety are more prevalent in HF patients and reduce quality of life, but the impact of GPs' awareness of these symptoms on QoL change was unclear.
Does general practitioners' awareness of psychosocial distress improve quality of life in heart failure patients?
Population
3,129 primary care HF patients in Germany
Comparison
GPs aware vs unaware of patients' psychosocial distress
Design
Prospective observational cohort study
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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Does not support GP awareness alone enhancing HF quality of life; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve outcomes.
Cohort (n=3,129)
Does general practitioners' awareness of psychosocial distress improve quality of life in heart failure patients?
p-value: p=0.258
General practitioners' awareness of depression and anxiety in heart failure patients is not associated with improvements in quality of life or remission of symptoms over 12 months.
Eisele et al. (2021) conducted a cohort in Heart failure (n=3,129). General practitioners' awareness of psychosocial distress vs. General practitioners unaware of psychosocial distress was evaluated on Change in quality of life, assessed by the EQ-5D visual analogue scale (p=0.258). General practitioners' awareness of psychosocial distress in heart failure patients was not associated with an improvement in quality of life (P=0.258).
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