Priority 12 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: Can the long-term care needs of people with advanced heart failure be better met by closer co-operation between heart failure and palliative care teams? (JLA PSP Priority 12) | |
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| Overall ranking | 12 |
| JLA question ID | 0098/12 |
| Explanatory note |
No significant evidence for people with advanced heart failure |
| Evidence |
1. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Jan 15;148(2):147-59. Evidence for improving palliative care at the end of life: a systematic review. Lorenz KA1, Lynn J, Dy SM, Shugarman LR, Wilkinson A, Mularski RA, Morton SC, Hughes RG, Hilton LK, Maglione M, Rhodes SL, Rolon C, Sun VC, Shekelle PG. |
| Health Research Classification System category | Cardiovascular |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | What patterns of care enable more people to die in their preferred place? ~ What proportion of patients with HF have been offered access to palliative care to try to improve their quality of life ~ what is the best model for shared care between heart failure teams and palliative care teams ~ Why is it so split in the community, with heart failure teams, ACMs, DNs, GPs, & hospice CNSs? ~ how to link palliative care and heart failure services together to provide the best support possible |
| Submitted by | 5 x health professionals |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0098 |
| PSP name | Advanced Heart Failure |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 65 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 13 February 2019 |