Connections Reduce Rheumatic Heart Disease-Related Mortality in Western Australia: A Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Preventable rheumatic heart disease (RHD) deaths continue to occur in Australia, with Aboriginal people disproportionately affected. Despite research into structural drivers and the lived experience of people with RHD, and national guidelines focusing on RHD prevention and treatment, recent coronial inquests have highlighted that systemic failures are ongoing. Few studies describe RHD service delivery and/or mortality within the Western Australian (WA) context.

Objective

This study aimed to integrate quantitative information regarding RHD-related deaths in WA between 2012 and 2021 with qualitative interview data to identify system-level opportunities for the prevention of RHD-related mortality in the WA health care setting.

Design

Using quantitative data

SUBMITTER: DeCourcy V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11891974 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature