Key result
Only ~44% of general practitioners accept symptomatic heart failure patients for clinic management.
Why the study?
Given the high prevalence of HF in the elderly, establishing medical coordination between GPs and ACHs in an aging society is essential to understand management requirements.
Cross-Sectional (n=392)
This survey aims to clarify the management requirements and ICT interest among general practitioners caring for elderly heart failure patients in a community health system.
May guide GP-ACH coordination models for elderly HF; leaves open ICT efficacy in prospective trials.
Background:Given the high prevalence of heart failure (HF) in the elderly, it is essential to establish medical coordination between general practitioners (GPs) and acute care hospitals (ACHs) in an aging society. The aim of this study was to elucidate the status of acceptance of elderly patients with HF and their management requirements in a comprehensive community health system. Furthermore, we investigated GPs’ interest in using information and communications technology (ICT) in patient care.
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Tsukada et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Heart failure (n=392). General practitioner survey on heart failure management was evaluated on Acceptance of patients with symptomatic heart failure for treatment in clinic. Only 44% of surveyed general practitioners reported accepting patients with symptomatic heart failure for treatment in their clinic, and only 3 GPs provided emergency visits for refractory heart failure.
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