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A systematic approach to chronic heart failure care: a consensus statement

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Page, Karen, Marwick, Thomas H, Lee, Rebecca, Grenfell, Robert, Abhayaratna, Walter P, Aggarwal, Anu, Briffa, Tom G, Cameron, Jan +11 more·2014·Medical Journal of Australia

Abstract

The National Heart Foundation of Australia assembled an expert panel to provide guidance on policy and system changes to improve the quality of care for people with chronic heart failure (CHF). The recommendations have the potential to reduce emergency presentations, hospitalisations and premature death among patients with CHF. Best-practice management of CHF involves evidence-based, multidisciplinary, patient-centred care, which leads to better health outcomes. A CHF care model is required to achieve this. Although CHF management programs exist, ensuring access for everyone remains a challenge. This is particularly so for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, those from non-metropolitan areas and lower socioeconomic backgrounds, and culturally and linguistically diverse populations. Lack of data and inadequate identification of people with CHF prevents efficient patient monitoring, limiting information to improve or optimise care. This leads to ineffectiveness in measuring outcomes and evaluating the CHF care provided. Expanding current cardiac registries to include patients with CHF and developing mechanisms to promote data linkage across care transitions are essential. As the prevalence of CHF rises, the demand for multidisciplinary workforce support will increase. Workforce planning should provide access to services outside of large cities, one of the main challenges it is currently facing. To enhance community-based management of CHF, general practitioners should be empowered to lead care. Incentive arrangements should favour provision of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and rural areas, and culturally and linguistically diverse populations. Ongoing research is vital to improving systems of care for people with CHF. Future research activity needs to ensure the translation of valuable knowledge and high-quality evidence into practice.

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Authors
Page, K., Marwick, T. H., Lee, R., Grenfell, R., Abhayaratna, W. P., Aggarwal, A., Briffa, T. G., Cameron, J., Davidson, P. M., Driscoll, A., Garton‐Smith, J., Gascard, D. J., Hickey, A., Korczyk, D., Mitchell, J., Sanders, R., Spicer, D., Stewart, S., & Wade, V.
Affiliations
  • National Heart Foundation of Australia (AU)
  • Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, Hobart, TAS.
  • Canberra Hospital (AU)
  • The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
  • The University of Western Australia (AU)
  • Australian Catholic University (AU)
  • University of Technology Sydney (AU)
  • Deakin University (AU)
  • Government of Western Australia Department of Health (AU)
  • Monash Health (AU)
  • Prince Charles Hospital (AU)
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital (AU)
  • St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (AU)
  • SA Health (AU)
  • Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU)
Venue
Medical Journal of Australia
Publisher
AMPCo
Published
2014-08
Volume
201
Issue
3
Pages
146-150
ISSN
  • 0025-729X (ISSN-L)
  • 1326-5377
OpenAlex
W2160381684
Cited by
59
References
39
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 1
FWCI
8.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Medical Journal of Australia (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) (submittedVersion)
  • UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion)
  • Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
  • Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
  • Own your potential (DEAKIN) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Clinical practice guidelines implementation
Keywords
chronic heart failure, multidisciplinary care, patient-centered care, data linkage, care transitions, workforce planning, community management, general practitioners, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, socioeconomic disparities, health policy, hospitalization reduction, emergency presentation
MeSH terms
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Australia, Chronic Disease, Health Planning, Heart Failure, Humans, Patient Care Team, Patient-Centered Care, Evidence-Based Medicine, Benchmarking, Biomedical Research

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