Targeting Vulnerability to Seasonal and Acute Weather Changes to Keep Australians With Cardiovascular Disease Out of Hospital - The RESILIENCE Trial
Heart Lung and Circulation
; 30:S244-S245, 2021.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1734422
ABSTRACT
Background:
Australia is experiencing ever more frequent weather/environmental challenges, including extreme heatwaves and bushfires. There are no proven interventions to reduce seasonal challenges to the cardiovascular health of vulnerable individuals. The REsilience to Seasonal ILlness and Increased Emergency admissioNs CarE (RESILIENCE) Trial will test the hypothesis that an individually-tailored intervention program will reduce re-hospitalisation risk and mortality in vulnerable individuals.Methods:
We will recruit 300 medical patients admitted to the Austin Hospital (Melbourne, Australia), with chronic heart disease and multimorbidity and randomise (11) to standard care or the RESILIENCE program (RP). Applying a COVID-19 adapted protocol, the RP group will have their bio-behavioural profile and home environment assessed to determine their vulnerability to seasonal events. An individualised case-management program, including virtual clinic review with a nurse and physician, will be applied to promote seasonal resilience. The primary endpoint is all-cause days alive out of hospital during 12-month follow-up. Trial registered at ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04614428.Results:
To date, 27 patients have been recruited and randomised. The mean age was 76±9 years and 11 (40%) were female. The most common comorbidities were hypertension (76 %), coronary artery disease (52 %), heart failure (52 %) and chronic kidney disease (52 %). Ten patients (37 %) have had a post-discharge home visit by the RP nurse and 5 (18 %) have attended the clinic.Conclusion:
Recruitment is ongoing, and in the absence of further COVID-19 related lockdowns, all patients will be recruited over the next 12 months.Funding:
MRFF-Keeping Australians Out of Hospital Grant
aged; Australia; Australian; cardiovascular disease; case management; chronic kidney failure; comorbidity; conference abstract; controlled study; coronary artery disease; coronavirus disease 2019; doctor nurse relation; female; follow up; health care quality; heart failure; home environment; home visit; human; hypertension; major clinical study; male; multiple chronic conditions; nurse; randomized controlled trial; vulnerability; weather
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Databases of international organizations
Database:
EMBASE
Type of study:
Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Heart Lung and Circulation
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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