Comparing Patient and Provider Experiences with Atrial Fibrillation to Highlight Gaps and Opportunities for Improving Care.
Bonnie M VestBrian M QuigleyDenise F LillvisCaroline Horrigan-MaurerRebecca S FirthAnne B CurtisJeffrey M LacknerPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2022)
Patients with AF experience a range of symptoms and QOL issues. While guidelines recommend shared-decision making, discordance between patient and provider perspectives on the importance, priority, and impact of patients' perceived AF symptoms and consequent cardiac anxiety may result in differing treatment priorities. Starting from a perspective that contextualizes AF in the broader context of patients' lives, prioritizes QOL, and addresses symptom-specific anxiety as a prime concern may better address patients' unmet needs.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- heart failure
- mental health
- sleep quality
- depressive symptoms
- patient reported outcomes
- left ventricular
- physical activity
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- patient reported
- social support
- combination therapy