Improvement of primary care for patients with chronic heart failure: A study protocol for a cluster randomised trial comparing two strategies

Implementation Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  van Lieshout, Jan ^a   Steenkamer, Betty ^b   Knippenberg, Marjan ^a   Wensing, Michel ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Robuust   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953120686     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-6-28     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Mosterd A, Hoes AW. Clinical epidemiology of heart failure. Heart 2007, 93:1137-1146. 10.1136/hrt.2003.025270, 1955040, 17699180.
2. Mosterd A, Hoes AW, de Bruyne MC, Deckers JW, Linker DT, Hofman A, Grobbee DE. Prevalence of heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction in the general population; The Rotterdam Study. Eur Heart J 1999, 20:447-455. 10.1053/euhj.1998.1239, 10213348.
3. Hartfalen. Omvang van het probleem. Hoe vaak komt hartfalen voor en hoeveel mensen sterven eraan. 2010, http://www.nationaalkompas.nl/gezondheid-en-ziekte/ziekten-en-aandoeningen/hartvaatstelsel/hartfalen/cijfers-hartfalen-prevalentie-incidentie-en-sterfte-uit-de-vtv-2010/
4. Hobbs FD, Kenkre JE, Roalfe AK, Davis RC, Hare R, Davies MK. Impact of heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction on quality of life: a cross-sectional study comparing common chronic cardiac and medical disorders and a representative adult population. Eur Heart J 2002, 23:1867-1876. 10.1053/euhj.2002.3255, 12445536.
5. Dickstein K, Cohen-Solal A, Filippatos G, McMurray JJ, Ponikowski P, Poole-Wilson PA, Strömberg A, van Veldhuisen DJ, Atar D, Hoes AW, Keren A, Mebazaa A, Nieminen M, Priori SG, Swedberg K, Vahanian A, Camm J, De Caterina R, Dean V, Dickstein K, Filippatos G, Funck-Brentano C, Hellemans I, Kristensen SD, McGregor K, Sechtem U, Silber S, Tendera M, Widimsky P, Zamorano JL. Task Force for Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure 2008 of European Society of Cardiology, ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008: the Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure 2008 of the European Society of Cardiology. Developed in collaboration with the Heart Failure Association of the ESC (HFA) and endorsed by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). Eur Heart J 2008, 29:2388-2442. 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn309, 18799522, Task Force for Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure 2008 of European Society of Cardiology, ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines.
6. Hunt SA, Abraham WT, Chin MH, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Jessup M, Konstam MA, Mancini DM, Michl K, Oates JA, Rahko PS, Silver MA, Stevenson LW, Yancy CW, Antman EM, Smith SC, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Faxon DP, Fuster V, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Jacobs AK, Nishimura R, Ornato JP, Page RL, Riegel B, . American College of Cardiology; American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines; American College of Chest Physicians; International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation; Heart Rhythm Society ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure): developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation 2005, 20:e154-235. American College of Cardiology; American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines; American College of Chest Physicians; International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation; Heart Rhythm Society.
7. Kasje WN, Denig P, Stewart RE, de Graeff PA, Haaijer-Ruskamp FM. An educational programme for peer review groups to improve treatment of chronic heart failure and diabetes mellitus type 2 in general practice. J Eval Clin Pract 2006, 12:613-621. 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2005.00625.x, 17100860.
8. Bongers FJ, Schellevis FG, Bakx C, van den Bosch WJ, van der Zee J. Treatment of heart failure in Dutch general practice. BMC Fam Pract 2006, 7:40. 10.1186/1471-2296-7-40, 1533835, 16822303.
9. Majeed A, Williams J, de Lusignan S, Chan T. Management of heart failure in primary care after implementation of the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease: a cross-sectional study. Public Health 2005, 119:105-111. 10.1016/j.puhe.2004.06.006, 15694957.
10. Van Lieshout J, Wensing M, Grol R. Improvement of primary care for patients with chronic heart failure: a pilot study. BMC Health Serv Res 2010, 10:8. 10.1186/1472-6963-10-8, 2820039, 20064198.
11. Rutten FH, Walma EP, Kruizinga GI, Bakx HCA, Van Lieshout J. NHG-Standaard Hartfalen, eerste herziening. Huisarts Wet. 2005, 48:64-76.
12. Hoes AW, Walma EP, Rutten FH, Twickler TB, Rohling R, Jansen RWMM, Jaarsma T, Feenstra TL, Bouvy ML, Buskens E, De Graaff M, De Kok IHM, Dijkgraaf R, Duin M, Fischer E, Flikweert S, Hammelburg R, Honig A, Hulzebos E, In den Bosch HJH, Janssen-Boyne J, Koers H, Kortrijk M, Ninaber PA, Poot E, Post PN, Rosenbrand CJGM, Schiffer AAJJ, Van Dijk JL, Van Dijk P, Van Erp J, Van Erven L, Van Leen M, Van Lieshout J, Van Veldhuisen DJ, Weerts M, Voors AA. Multidisciplinaire richtlijn Hartfalen. 2010, Accessed 15-7-2010., http://www.cbo.nl/Downloads/1081/rl_hartfalen_2010.pdf
13. Baker R, Camosso-Stefinovic J, Gillies C, Shaw EJ, Cheater F, Flottorp S, Robertson N. Tailored interventions to overcome identified barriers to change: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, (3). Art. No.: CD005470.
14. Bosch M, van der Weijden T, Wensing M, Grol R. Tailoring quality improvement interventions to identified barriers: a multiple case analysis. J Eval Clin Pract 2007, 13:161-168. 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00660.x, 17378860.
15. Kasje WN, Denig P, de Graeff PA, Haaijer-Ruskamp FM. Perceived barriers for treatment of chronic heart failure in general practice; are they affecting performance?. BMC Fam Pract 2005, 6:19. 10.1186/1471-2296-6-19, 1131898, 15869704.
16. Taylor SJC, Bestall JC, Cotter S, Falshaw M, Hood SG, Parsons S, Wood L, Underwood M. Clinical service organisation for heart failure. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, (2). Art. No.: CD002752.
17. Jaarsma T, Strömberg A, De Geest S, Fridlund B, Heikkila J, Mårtensson J, Moons P, Scholte op Reimer W, Smith K, Stewart S, Thompson DR. Heart failure management programmes in Europe. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2006, 5:197-205. 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2006.04.002, 16766225.
18. Bongers FJM, Bakx JC, Heesakkers WHJ, Van de Lisdonk EH. De patiënt met hartfalen in de huisartspraktijk. Hart Bull 2003, 34:4-7.
19. Bosch M, van der Weijden T, Grol R, Schers H, Akkermans R, Niessen L, Wensing M. Structured chronic primary care and health-related quality of life in chronic heart failure. BMC Health Serv Res 2009, 19:104.
20. Peters MAJ, Harmsen M, Laurant MGH, Wensing M. Room for improvement? Barriers to and facilitators for improvement in patient care. 2002, Nijmegen, Centre for Quality of Care Research (WOK), Accessed 15-7-2010., http://www.wokresearch.nl/UserFiles/Docs/product_112.pdf
21. Patient Assessment of Care for Chronic Conditions (PACIC). 2010, http://www.improvingchroniccare.org
22. EQ-5D. A standardised instrument for use as a measure of health outcome. 2010, http://www.euroqol.org/home.html
23. Morisky DE, Green LW, Levine DM. Concurrent and predictive validity of a self-reported measure of medication adherence. Med Care 1986, 24:67-74. 10.1097/00005650-198601000-00007, 3945130.
24. Wagner EH, Austin BT, Von Korff M. Organizing care for patients with chronic illness. Milb Quat 1996, 34:511-544.
25. Wensing M, Van Lieshout J, Jung HP, Hermsen J, Rosemann T. The Patients Assessment Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) questionnaire in The Netherlands: a validation study in rural general practice. BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:182. 10.1186/1472-6963-8-182, 2538520, 18761749.
26. Lamers LM, Stalmeier PF, McDonnell J, Krabbe PF, van Busschbach JJ. Measuring the quality of life in economic evaluations: the Dutch EQ-5D tariff. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2005, 149:1574-1578.
27. Oertle M, Bal R. Understanding non-adherence in chronic heart failure: a mixed-method case study. Qual Saf Health Care 2010, 19:e37. 10.1136/qshc.2009.033563, 21127097.
28. Komajda M, Lapuerta P, Hermans N, Gonzalez-Juanatey JR, van Veldhuisen DJ, Erdmann E, Tavazzi L, Poole-Wilson P, Le Pen C. Adherence to guidelines is a predictor of outcome in chronic heart failure: the MAHLER survey. Eur Heart J 2005, 26:1653-1659. 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi251, 15827061.
29. Cabana MD, Rand CS, Powe NR, Wu AW, Wilson MH, Abboud PA, Rubin HR. Why don't physicians follow clinical practice guidelines? A framework for improvement. J Am Med Assoc 1999, 282:1458-1465.
30. Espeland AA, Baerheim AA. Factors affecting general practitioners' decisions about plain radiography for back pain: implications for classification of guideline barriers--a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res 2003, 3:8. 10.1186/1472-6963-3-8, 153534, 12659640.
31. Légaré F, Ratté S, Gravel K, Graham ID. Barriers and facilitators to implementing shared decision-making in clinical practice: update of a systematic review of health professionals' perceptions. Patient Educ Couns 2008, 73:526-535.
32. Peters-Klimm F, Campbell S, Hermann K, Kunz CU, Müller-Tasch T, Szecsenyi J. Case management for patients with chronic systolic heart failure in primary care: the HICMan exploratory randomised controlled trial. Competence Network Heart Failure. Trials 2010, 17:56.
33. Schillinger D, Handley M, Wang F, Hammer H. Effects of self-management support on structure, process, and outcomes among vulnerable patients with diabetes: a three-arm practical clinical trial. Diabetes Care 2009, 32:559-566. 10.2337/dc08-0787, 2660485, 19131469.
34. Bosch M, Wensing M, Bakx JC, van der Weijden T, Hoes AW, Grol RP. Current treatment of chronic heart failure in primary care; still room for improvement. J Eval Clin Pract 2010, 16:644-650.
35. Wensing M, van den Hombergh P, Akkermans R, van Doremalen J, Grol R. Physician workload in primary care: what is the optimal size of practices? A cross-sectional study. Health Policy 2006, 77:260-267. 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.07.010, 16129508.
36. Morgan CL, Beerstecher HJ. Practice size and service provision in primary care: an observational study. Br J Gen Pract 2009, 59:e71-77. 10.3399/bjgp09X419538, 2648935, 19275826.
37. Campbell SM, Hann M, Hacker J, Burns C, Oliver D, Thapar A, Mead N, Safran DG, Roland MO. Identifying predictors of high quality care in English general practice: observational study. BMJ 2001, 323:784-787. 10.1136/bmj.323.7316.784, 57358, 11588082.