Healthcare experiences of patients with chronic heart failure in Germany: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To review systematically the past 10 years of research activity into the healthcare experiences (HCX) of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) in Germany, in order to identify research foci and gaps and make recommendations for future research.

Design

In this scoping review, six databases and grey literature sources were systematically searched for articles reporting HCX of patients with CHF in Germany that were published between 2008 and 2018. Extracted results were summarised using quantitative and qualitative descriptive analysis.

Results

Of the 18 studies (100%) that met the inclusion criteria, most were observational studies (60%) that evaluated findings quantitatively (60%). HCX were often concerned with patient information, global satisfaction as

SUBMITTER: Dieckelmann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7549456 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature