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ArticleBMJ supportive & palliative care2020

Professionals guidance about palliative medicine in chronic heart failure: a mixed-method study.

Stephanie M C Ament, Marieke van den Beuken-Everdingen, José M C Maessen, Josiane Boyne, Jos M G A Schols, Henri E J H Stoffers, Louise Bellersen, Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca, Yvonne Engels, Daisy J A Janssen

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Article in BMJ supportive & palliative care, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Stephanie M C AmentCare and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht, The Netherlands s.ament@maastrichtuniversity.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6186-1563
Marieke van den Beuken-EverdingenCentre of Expertise for Palliative Care, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2446-2862
José M C MaessenDepartment of Patient and Care, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Josiane BoyneDepartment of Patient and Care, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4708-5227
Jos M G A ScholsCare and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4062-2061
Henri E J H StoffersCare and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Department of Family Medicine, Maastricht University Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7908-5101
Louise BellersenDepartment of Cardiology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2508-3506
Hans-Peter Brunner-La RoccaDepartment of Cardiology, Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4356-8566
Yvonne EngelsAnesthesiology, Pain and Palliative medicine, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7669-1018
Daisy J A JanssenCare and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1827-9869
Maastricht University · NLMaastricht University Medical Centre · NLRadboud University Nijmegen · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHealthcare professionals (HCPs) experience difficulties in timely recognising and directing palliative care (PC) needs of their patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). The aim of this study was to develop a comprehensive tool to enable HCPs in timely recognising and directing PC needs in CHF.

methodsA four-stage mixed-method study was performed. Stage 1: identification of needs and questions of patients and families; stage 2: prioritisation and refinement of the needs and questions; stage 3a: testing and online feedback on V.1; stage 3b: selecting and refining care recommendations; stage 4: testing and review of V.2. Iterative reviews followed each step in the development process to ensure a wide range of stakeholder input. In total, 16 patients, 12 family members and 54 HCPs participated.

resultsA comprehensive set of 13 PC needs was identified, redefined and tested. The resulting tool, called Identification of patients with HeARt failure with PC needs (I-HARP), contains an introduction prompt with open questions to start the conversation, 13 closed screening questions with additional in-depth questions, and recommendations on actions for identified needs.

conclusionI-HARP contains an evidence-based set of questions and palliative CHF care suggestions for HCPs in the Netherlands. The resulting tool, approved by HCPs, patients and family members, is a promising guidance for HCP to timely recognise and direct PC needs in CHF.

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