Developing a disease management program for the improvement of heart failure outcomes: the do's and the don'ts
Autor: | Liam Healy, Chris J Watson, Kenneth McDonald, Mark Ledwidge, Joe Gallagher |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
heart failure/therapy MEDLINE 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology disease management program Multidisciplinary team 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Multidisciplinary approach Internal Medicine Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Disease management (health) Intensive care medicine Heart Failure Patient Care Team business.industry Disease Management General Medicine medicine.disease Work-up Chronic heart failure patient-centred care Heart failure Best evidence business Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine heart failure/diagnosis Patient education |
Zdroj: | Healy, L, Ledwidge, M, Gallagher, J, Watson, C & McDonald, K 2019, ' Developing a disease management program for the improvement of heart failure outcomes: the do’s and the don’ts ', Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 267-273 . https://doi.org/10.1080/14779072.2019.1596798 |
ISSN: | 1744-8344 |
Popis: | Introduction: Heart failure is a highly prevalent condition affecting approximately 2% of people worldwide. Heart failure disease management programs (DMP) have shown a reduction in mortality and reduced hospitalization and are an established part of clinical guidelines; however, their presence is not widespread. Focusing on the application of proven therapies, patient education, diagnosis with work up of cause and easy access for clinical deterioration should be fundamental to the structure of the DMP. Multidisciplinary team care with early and timely recognition of potentially critical patients is essential, along with the inclusion of patients diagnosed in hospital as well as the community. Areas covered: The fundamental structure of a DMP along with the current gaps in evidence is outlined. Current challenges with the heart failure condition along with the current best evidence are covered. Articles were searched using MEDLINE containing the keywords; Chronic Heart Failure, Disease Management Program. We have also provided clinical opinion. Expert opinion: A multidisciplinary approach to disease management programs is essential to providing adequate care to patients. DMPs are an established part of current guidelines and should be a benchmark of treatment. Future resources should be focused on identifying patients at risk and early prevention. |
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