Getting to the Heart of the Matter: A Regional Survey of Current Hospice Practices Caring for Patients With Heart Failure Receiving Advanced Therapies.

Hunter GroningerDevin GilhulyKathryn A Walker

Published in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2018)

Hospice specialists reported widely varied practice experiences caring for patients with HF receiving advanced therapies, noted specific challenges for care of these patients, and expressed a desire for targeted HF education.

Keyphrases

healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
primary care
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
heart failure
mental health
advanced cancer
cancer therapy
cross sectional
patient reported outcomes
chronic pain
patient reported