An Examination of Palliative Care as Standard Practice for Heart Failure Patients
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Heart Failure
- Sponsor
- Allina Health System
- Enrollment
- 232
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Is there an impact on quality of life with the addition of palliative care intervention?
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of palliative care consultation on quality of life and symptom management for patients hospitalized with acute heart failure with a randomized control trial at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.
Detailed Description
Research questions: Q1. Does the provision of palliative care to heart failure patients yield higher quality of life, increased symptom management, or reduced depression compared to heart failure patients not receiving palliative care? Q2. Does the provision of palliative care to heart failure patients result in differential use of medical services (lower hospital days and readmission) compared to heart failure patients not receiving systematic palliative care?
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Abbott Northwestern Hospital inpatient adults with a diagnosis of acute heart failure
Exclusion Criteria
- •Are not an inpatient at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
- •Are in the ICU
- •On a ventilator
- •Are pre-or post heart transplant
- •Have a ventricular assist device (VAD)
- •Determined to be actively dying
- •Have cognitive impairments such that informed consent would not be possible,
- •Are not proficient in the English language
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Is there an impact on quality of life with the addition of palliative care intervention?
Time Frame: Change from baseline in quality of life score at 3 months
Assessment Tools: \*Quality of Life-Minnesota Living with Heart Failure questionnaire (MLHF)
Secondary Outcomes
- Differential use of medical services- 30 day readmission(30 Days)
- Is there an impact on Symptom Severity with the addition of palliative care(Change from baseline in symptom severity score at 3 months)
- Is there an impact on depression with the addition of palliative care intervention?(Change from baseline in depression score at 3 months)