Primary care-based integrated disease management for heart failure: a study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Heart failure (HF) is a common chronic disease that increases in prevalence with age. It is associated with high hospitalisation rates, poor quality of life and high mortality. Management is complex with most interactions occurring in primary care. Disease management programmes implemented during or after an HF hospitalisation have been shown to reduce hospitalisation and mortality rates. Evidence for integrated disease management (IDM) serving the primary care HF population has been investigated but is less conclusive. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of IDM, focused on, optimising medication, self-management and structured follow-up, in a high-risk primary care HF population.

Methods and analysis

100 family physician clusters will be recruited

SUBMITTER: Hussey AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9109105 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature