Palliative care in advanced heart failure: an international review of the perspectives of recipients and health professionals on care provision

TY - JOUR

T1 - Palliative care in advanced heart failure

T2 - an international review of the perspectives of recipients and health professionals on care provision

AU - Low, Joe

AU - Pattenden, Jill

AU - Candy, Bridget

AU - Beattie, James M

AU - Jones, Louise

N1 - Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

PY - 2011/3

Y1 - 2011/3

N2 - People with advanced heart failure (HF) have demonstrable supportive and palliative care needs. Effective service configuration and delivery should be informed by the views of those with personal experience and knowledge and should be based on available evidence. This systematic literature review aimed to collate qualitative and quantitative evidence on: 1) patients' perceived needs and experiences of care provision; and 2) the perspectives and understanding of health professionals on care delivery.

AB - People with advanced heart failure (HF) have demonstrable supportive and palliative care needs. Effective service configuration and delivery should be informed by the views of those with personal experience and knowledge and should be based on available evidence. This systematic literature review aimed to collate qualitative and quantitative evidence on: 1) patients' perceived needs and experiences of care provision; and 2) the perspectives and understanding of health professionals on care delivery.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79952186871

U2 - 10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.10.003

DO - 10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.10.003

M3 - Article

C2 - 21362532

SN - 1071-9164

VL - 17

SP - 231

EP - 252

JO - Journal of cardiac failure

JF - Journal of cardiac failure

IS - 3

ER -