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Cost-effectiveness of a transitional home-based palliative care program for patients with end-stage heart failure

Author: Wong, F. K. Y. Country/countries: HK Number of patients participating in the study: 84 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: Primary care centers (GPs) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Action-based behavioural techniques and social support Intervention components: E+AB+SS
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Condition-specific behaviours, Handling /managing emotions

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Breathlessness (Dyspnea) Dyspnea Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS)
Hospital admissions All-cause hospital readmissions N/A
Quality of life Quality of life McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire (MQOL)

Patient characteristics

Age: 78.35 years (+/- a standard deviation of 13.9) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Outcome Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Breathlessness (Dyspnea) - Dyspnea
Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital readmissions
Quality of life - Quality of life

Other publications associated with this study

Home Telemonitoring of Respiratory Activity and Heart Rate Variability in Chronic Heart Failure Patients: the Challenge of the Home or Hospital in Heart Failure Project Link: 10.1109/CIC.2003.1291124. Effects of a transi-tional palliative care model on patients with end-stage heart failure: a randomised controlled trial Link: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308638. Effects of a Home-Based Palliative Heart Failure Programon Quality of Life, Symptom Burden, Satisfaction andCaregiver Burden: A Randomized Controlled Trial Link: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.07.047.