AUStralian indigenous chronic disease optimisation study (AUSI-CDS) prospective observational cohort study to determine if an established chronic disease health care model can be used to deliver better heart failure care among remote indigenous Australians: Proof of concept-study rationale and protocol

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 930-939

  Iyngkaran, P ^a,c   Majoni, V ^b   Nadarajan, K ^c   Haste, M ^c   Battersby, M ^a   Ilton, Marcus ^c   Harris, M ^a,c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Healthy Living NT   (Australia)

^c ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Indigenous; Protocol; Rural; Self management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LUNG EDEMA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

6MWT; ALICE SPRINGS HOSPITAL; ASH; BNP; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; C&R; CDSMP; CFPI™; CHF; CHRONIC DISEASE SELF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CUE AND RESPONSE; FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE; FLINDERS MODEL OF SELF CARE; FLINDERS PROGRAM OF CHRONIC CONDITION MANAGEMENT; FMC; FMSC; HEART FAILURE; HF; INDIGENOUS; NORTHERN TERRITORY; NORTHERN TERRITORY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILIES; NT; NT DHCS; P&G; PACIC; PARTNERS IN HEALTH; PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND CHRONIC ILLNESS CARE SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE; PHC; PIH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RECORDS; PROBLEMS AND GOALS; PROTOCOL; RDH; ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL; RURAL; SELF-MANAGEMENT; SIX MINUTE WALK TEST;

AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84887819846     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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