Perceptions of Need for Palliative Care in Recently Hospitalized Patients with Systolic Heart Failure

Context: The symptom burden associated with heart failure (HF) remains high despite improvements in therapy and calls for the integration of palliative care into traditional HF care. Little is also known about how patients with HF perceive palliative care and patient-level characteristics associated with the need for palliative care, which could influence the utilization of palliative care in HF management.Objectives: To identify characteristics of HF patients associated with perceived need for palliative careMethods: We analyzed data from the Hopeful Heart Trial, which studied the efficacy of a collaborative care intervention for treating both systolic HF and depression.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - June 10, 2021 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Brett R. Curtis, Bruce L. Rollman, Bea Herbeck Belnap, Kwonho Jeong, Lan Yu, Matthew E. Harinstein, Dio Kavalieratios Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research