Perceptions of Need for Palliative Care in Recently Hospitalized Patients With Systolic Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The symptom burden associated with heart failure (HF) remains high despite improvements in therapy and calls for the integration of palliative care into traditional HF care. Little is also known about how patients with HF perceive palliative care and patient-level characteristics associated with the need for palliative care, which could influence the utilization of palliative care in HF management.

Objectives

To identify characteristics of HF patients associated with perceived need for palliative care.

Methods

We analyzed data from the Hopeful Heart Trial, which studied the efficacy of a collaborative care intervention for treating both systolic HF and depression. Palliative care preferences were collected during routine study follow-up. We assessed the associ

SUBMITTER: Curtis BR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8908441 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature