Heart Failure Care Delivery in the COVID-19 Era: The Patients' Perspective.
Healthcare (Basel)
; 9(3)2021 Mar 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1125425
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is changing healthcare delivery around the world with hospital systems experiencing a dramatic decline in patient volumes. Surveying our center's heart failure (HF) clinic population, we aimed to understand our patients' perception of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and care delivery preferences.Methods:
Patients with chronic HF presenting either in-person or virtually were approached to complete a ten question, anonymous, voluntary survey. Acutely decompensated patients and heart transplant recipients were excluded.Results:
109 patients completed the survey. Average age was 62 ± 14 years, 67% were male, and 59% had HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Overall, patients were worried about contracting COVID-19 and believed they were prone to more severe infection given their underlying HF. However, they were not hesitant to initiate healthcare contact for symptoms and preferred in-person appointments over virtual visits. Although the difference did not reach statistical significance, female patients and those with HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) were more concerned.Conclusions:
Patients with HF are concerned about their increased risk of contracting COVID-19. However, they are actively seeking healthcare contact and prefer in-person over virtual visits.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Healthcare9030245
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