dc.contributor.author | Whitty, Jennifer A | |
dc.contributor.author | Carrington, Melinda J | |
dc.contributor.author | Stewart, Simon | |
dc.contributor.author | Holliday, Julie | |
dc.contributor.author | Marwick, Thomas H | |
dc.contributor.author | Scuffham, Paul A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T14:20:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T14:20:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.date.modified | 2012-09-21T04:19:02Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0889-4655 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/46988 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background and Research Objective: Chronic heart failure (CHF) management programs (CHF-MPs) are applied in different ways including via face-to-face settings. However, we know little about consumer preferences when applying CHF-MPs via a patient's home or specialist hospital clinic. The aim of this pilot study was to explore CHF-MP characteristics that are considered desirable by patients with CHF. Subject and Methods: Semistructured interviews with a purposive sample of 12 CHF patients. Results: Participants had a mean age of 61 (SD, 17) years, 3 were female, and the majority was of white background. Most were assessed as either functional New York Heart Association class III (n = 3) or IV (n = 6). Home- and clinic-based CHF-MPs were preferred by 5 and 7 participants, respectively. Key themes around patient preferences related to practical aspects of program delivery and social and peer support, as well as health-related benefits that translate to traditional outcomes in program evaluations. Participants identified transport, cost, and ill health as barriers to attending a clinic-based program. However, they also highlighted benefits (eg, the ability to share experiences with other patients) that may be difficult to provide with a home-based service unless specifically organized. Conclusions: These preliminary data suggest that patients value aspects of a program beyond those directly related to health outcomes. They also recognize a need for flexibility in program delivery, with potential preferences for home- or clinic-based programs depending largely on individual patient circumstances. More definitive studies are required to explore how best to cater for individual preferences while optimizing health outcomes. KEY WORDS: heart failure, management program, | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | |
dc.publisher.place | Unites States | |
dc.publisher.uri | http://journals.lww.com/jcnjournal/Abstract/2012/05000/Patient_Preferences_for_the_Delivery_of_Disease.3.aspx | |
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublication | N | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 201 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 207 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 3 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 27 | |
dc.rights.retention | Y | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Cardiovascular medicine and haematology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nursing | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 3201 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4205 | |
dc.title | Patient Preferences for the Delivery of Disease Management in Chronic Heart Failure: A Qualitative Study | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Health, School of Medicine | |
gro.date.issued | 2012 | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Scuffham, Paul A. | |