Clinical Decision-Making for Heart Failure in Kosovo: A Conjoint Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart failure represents a life-threatening progressive condition. Early diagnosis and adherence to clinical guidelines are associated with improved outcomes for patients with heart failure. However, adherence to clinical guidelines remains limited in Kosovo.

Objective

To assess the clinical decision-making related to heart failure diagnosis by evaluating clinicians' preferences for clinical attributes.

Method

Conjoint analysis with 33 clinical scenarios with physicians employed in public hospitals in Kosovo.

Setting

Two public hospitals in Kosovo that benefited from quality improvement intervention.

Participants

14 physicians (internists and cardiologists) in two hospitals in Kosovo.

Outcome measures

The primary outcome was the overall

SUBMITTER: Hoxha I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9690698 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature