An exploration of the prevalence and experience of cardiac cachexia: protocol for a mixed methods cross-sectional study.
Matthew A CarsonJoanne ReidLoreena HillLana DixonPatrick DonnellyPaul SlaterAlyson HillDonna FitzsimonsPublished in: BMC palliative care (2019)
Data collected as part of this study will allow the prevalence of cardiac cachexia in a group of patients with moderate to severe heart failure to be determined. It will also provide a unique insight into the implications and personal experience of cardiac cachexia for both patients and carers. It is hoped that robust quantitative data and rich qualitative perspectives will promote crucial clinical discussions on implications for practice, including targeted interventions to improve patients' quality of life where appropriate.
Keyphrases
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- left ventricular
- ejection fraction
- risk factors
- randomized controlled trial
- primary care
- electronic health record
- prognostic factors
- clinical trial
- early onset
- physical activity
- machine learning
- cancer therapy
- patient reported outcomes
- high resolution
- mass spectrometry
- drug delivery
- big data
- patient reported
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- data analysis
- double blind