CR:developing an intervention to improve acceptance of referral in HF
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Cardiac rehabilitation programme in patients following hospitalisation for decompensated chronic heart failure: the development of an intervention to improve patient acceptance of referral.
IRAS ID
246788
Contact name
Sally Singh
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Leicester
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Sometimes a person’s heart is damaged so that it doesn’t pump strongly enough to keep them fit and well. This is called heart failure. People with this condition can get shortness of breath, tiredness, leg swelling and have difficulty being active. They live with heart failure for the rest of their lives but there are things that can be done to make them feel better. Tablets play an important part in their treatment. However, attending exercise and education classes designed for people with heart failure (cardiac rehabilitation) can help keep them active, improve how they feel and keep them out of hospital. Many people with heart failure decide not to attend cardiac rehabilitation (CR) but they are usually offered a referral at the end of a stay in hospital when they may be feeling particularly weak and tired (frail).
Study design: 203 people will be recruited from people admitted to hospital with heart failure and assessed for frailty. This information will be used to see if it is linked to whether they accept a referral to CR. Between 20 and 40 people with heart failure will be recruited from the original group of 203, together with 5 to 10 carers, to participate in focus groups to discuss their ideas on what would help improve uptake of referral to CR. A staff survey will be used to gather the views of staff who provide CR or refer patients to CR. All this information will contribute to the design of an intervention aimed at encouraging people with heart failure to accept a referral to CR.REC name
North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/NW/0667
Date of REC Opinion
18 Nov 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion