ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Barriers to Early Utilization of Palliative Care in Heart Failure: A Narrative Review.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Factors associated with hospitalisations of patients with chronic heart failure approaching the end of life: A systematic review.Palliative medicine · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of the Development and Implementation of Needs-Based Palliative Care Tools in Heart Failure and Chronic Respiratory Disease.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Palliative care in chronic heart failure in the Netherlands: practices, competencies and barriers among hospital-based healthcare professionals : From the Working Group of Palliative Care of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology (NVVC).Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2026Article
- Nurses' Attitudes and Perceptions Towards Heart Failure Palliative Care: A Mixed Method Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Prescription of essential medication during the final hospitalization of patients with heart failure or cancer.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Promoting interdisciplinarity and the timely integration of palliative care through the development and implementation of a blended learning elective for medical students.GMS journal for medical education · 2025Article
- Nurses' perceptions of the challenges involved in providing of end-of-life care to people with heart failure: a context-based study.BMC palliative care · 2023Article
- Implementation of a palliative care consultation trigger tool for hospitalised patients with acute decompensated heart failure.BMJ open quality · 2023Article
- Building a Cardiac Palliative Care Program: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Ten Program Leaders From Across the United States.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2023Article
- Ten Questions and Some Reflections about Palliative Care in Advanced Heart Failure Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Palliative Care Needs and Clinical Features Related to Short-Term Mortality in Patients Enrolled in a Heart Failure Unit.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Palliative Care for Patients with End-Stage, Non-Oncologic Diseases-A Retrospective Study in Three Public Palliative Care Departments in Northern Italy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Identifying barriers and facilitators to palliative care integration in the management of hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A qualitative study.Palliative medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Palliative care is indicated in patients with heart failure since the early phases of the disease, as suggested by international guidelines. However, patients are referred to palliative care very late. Many barriers could explain the gap between the guidelines' indications and clinical practice. The term palliative is perceived as a stigma by doctors, patients, and family members because it is charged with negative meanings, a poor prognosis, and no hope for improvement. Many authors prefer the term supportive care, which could facilitate a discussion between doctors, patients, and caregivers. There is substantial variation and overlap in the meanings assigned to these two terms in the literature. Prognosis, as the main indication to palliative care, delays its implementation. It is necessary to modify this paradigm, moving from prognosis to patients' needs. The lack of access to palliative care programs is often due to a lack of palliative care specialists and this shortage will be greater in the near future. In this study, a new model is proposed to integrate early over the course of the disease the palliative care (PC) specialist in the heart failure team, allowing to overcome the barriers and to achieve truly simultaneous care in the treatment of heart failure (HF) patients.
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