Interventions in the diagnosis and adoption of pacemaker therapy in sinus node dysfunction patients: Results from the IMPROVE Brady study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

IMPROVE Brady assessed whether a process improvement intervention could increase adoption of guideline-based therapy in sinus node dysfunction (SND) patients.

Methods

/Results: IMPROVE Brady was a sequential, prospective, quality improvement initiative conducted in India and Bangladesh. Patients with symptomatic bradycardia were enrolled. In Phase I, physicians assessed and treated patients per standard care. Phase II began after implementing educational materials for physicians and patients. Primary objectives were to evaluate the impact of the intervention on SND diagnosis and pacemaker (PPM) implant. SF-12 quality of life (QoL) and Zarit burden surveys were collected pre- and post-PPM implant. A total of 978 patients were enrolled (57.7 ± 14.8 years, 75% male), 508 i

SUBMITTER: Sethi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9647663 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature