Facilitators and barriers of heart failure care in Kerala, India: A qualitative analysis of health-care providers and administrators.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Heart failure is a leading cause of death worldwide and in India, yet the qualitative data regarding heart failure care are limited. To fill this gap, we studied the facilitators and barriers of heart failure care in Kerala, India. METHODS AND RESULTS:During January 2018, we conducted a qualitative study using in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 21 health-care providers and quality administrators from 8 hospitals in Kerala to understand the context, facilitators, and barriers of heart failure care. We developed a theoretical framework using iteratively developed codes from these data to identify 6 key themes of heart failure care in Kerala: (1) need for comprehensive patient and family education on heart failure; (2) gaps between guideline-directed clinical care for heart f

SUBMITTER: Agarwal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6796633 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May - Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature