Community direct access service for early detection and treatment of clinical deterioration: Effectiveness and impact on the workload pattern of a hospital-based heart failure unit

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-190

  Conlon, Carmel ^a   O'Loughlin, Christina ^a   Ledwidge, Mark ^a   McDonald, Kenneth ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; DIURETIC AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW;

EID: 33745284966     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: 11738790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200614030-00007     Document Type: Review

References (27)

1. Ellrodt G, Cook DJ, Lee J, et al. Evidence-based disease management. JAMA 1997; 278: 1687-92
2. Epstein WA, Sanchez M, Kechijian P. Conjunctivitis. Arch Dermatol 1985; 121: 838
3. Patients must be actively involved for asthma disease management programmes to be effective. Drug Ther Perspect 1999; 13 (12): 5-7
4. Capomolla S, Febo O, Ceresa M, et al. Cost/utility ratio in chronic heart failure: comparison between heart failure management program delivered by day-hospital and usual care. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002; 40: 1259-66
5. Stewart S, Marley J, Horowitz J. Effects of a multidisciplinary home-based intervention on unplanned readmissions and survival among patients with chronic congestive heart failure: a randomised controlled study. Lancet 1999; 354: 1077-83
6. Fonarrow G, Stevenson L, Walden J, et al. Impact of a comprehensive heart failure management program on hospital readmission and functional status of patients with advanced heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol 1997; 30: 725-32
7. Rich M, Gray D, Beckham V, et al. Effect of a multidisciplinary intervention on medical compliance in medical patients with congestive heart failure. Am J Med 1996; 101: 270-6
8. Rich M, Beckham V, Wittenberg C, et al. A multidisciplinary intervention to prevent the readmission of elderly patients with congestive heart failure. N Engl J Med 1995; 333: 1190-5
9. Phillips C, Singa R, Rubin H, et al. Complexity of program and clinical outcomes of heart failure disease management incorporating specialist nurse-led heart failure clinics: a meta-regression analysis. Eur J Heart Fail 2005; 7: 333-41
10. Phillips C, Wright S, Kern D, et al. Comprehensive discharge planning plus post-discharge support for older patients with congestive heart failure: a meta-analysis. JAMA 2004; 291: 1358-67
11. McAlistar F, Stewart S, Ferrua S, et al. Multidisciplinary strategies of management of heart failure patients at high risk for admission: a systematic review of randomized trials. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004; 44: 810-9
12. Atienza F, Anguita M, Martinez-Alzamora N, et al. Multicenter randomized trial of a comprehensive hospital discharge and outpatient heart failure management program. Eur J Heart Fail 2004; 6: 643-52
13. Gonseth J, Guallar-Castillon P, Banegas J, et al. The effectiveness of disease management programs in reducing hospital readmission in older patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published reports. Eur Heart J 2004; 25: 1570-95
14. Lainscak M. Implementation of guidelines for management of heart failure in heart failure clinic: effects beyond pharmacological treatment. Int J Cardiol 2004; 97: 411-6
15. McDonald K, Ledwidge M, Cahill J, et al. Heart failure management: multidisciplinary care has intrinsic benefit above the optimization of medical care. J Card Fail 2002; 8: 142-8
16. McDonald K, Ledwidge M, Cahill J, et al. Elimination of early rehospitalization in a randomized, controlled trial of multidisciplinary care in a high-risk, elderly heart failure population: the potential contributions of specialist care, clinical stability and optimal angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor dose at discharge. 2001; 3: 209-15
17. Ledwidge M, Barry M, Cahill J, et al. Is multidisciplinary care of heart failure cost effective when combined with optimal medical care? Eur J Heart Fail 2003; 5: 381-9
18. Jain A, Mills P, Nunn L, et al. Success of a multidisciplinary heart failure clinic for the initiation and up-titration of key therapeutic agents. Eur J Heart Fail. 2005; 7: 405-10
19. Ledwidge M, Travers B, Ryder, et al. Specialist care of heart failure improves appropriate pharmacotherapy at the expense of greater polypharmacy and drug interactions. Eur J Heart Fail 2004; 6: 235-43
20. Tsuyukl R, Fradette M, Johnson J, et al. A multicentre disease management program for hospitalized patients with heart failure. J Card Fail 2004; 10: 473-80
21. DeWalt DA, Pignone M, Malone R, et al. Development and pilot testing of a disease management program for low literacy patients with heart failure. Patient Educ Couns 2004; 55: 78-86
22. McDonald K, Ledwidge M. Heart failure management programs: can we afford to ignore the inpatient phase of care? J Card Fail 2003; 9: 258-62
23. Krumholz HM, Amatruda J, Smith GL, et al. Randomized trial of an education and support intervention to prevent readmission of patients with heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002; 39: 83-9
24. Capomolla S, Pinna G, La Rovere MT, et al. Heart failure disease management program: a pilot study of home telemonitoring versus usual care. Eur J Heart Fail 2004; 6 Suppl.: 91-8
25. De Lusignan S, Wells S, Johnson P, et al. Compliance and effectiveness of 1 year's home telemonitoring: the report of a pilot study of patients with chronic heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 2001; 3: 723-30
26. Blue L, Lang E, McMurray J, et al. Randomised controlled trial of a specialist nurse intervention in heart failure. BMJ 2001; 323: 715-8
27. Ledwidge M, Ryan E, O'Loughlin C, et al. Heart failure care in a hospital unit: a comparison of standard 3-month and extended 6-month programs. Eur J Heart Fail 2005; 7: 385-91