Investigating the impact of Heart Failure on Patient Reported Outcomes
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Investing the impact of Heart Failure on Patient Reported Outcome Measures(PROMS):A mixed-methods study
IRAS ID
212706
Contact name
Winifred Nwosu
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College London
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 4 months, 1 days
Research summary
Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome of symptoms and signs that suggest the efficiency of the heart as a pump is impaired. Heart failure (HF) is caused by structural or functional abnormalities of heart. According to Heart Research Institute UK (2010), 750,000 people in the UK have been diagnosed with HF .with approximately 27,000 new cases each year (NICE, 2010). However, HF has a poor prognosis as 30-40% of patients die each year (NICE, 2010). \nThere is a gap in the literature on patient reported outcome measures (PROMS) and value-based healthcare for patients with heart failure and how various treatments affect patients. Additionally, the health outcomes such as quality of life, social interaction and level of fatigue important to patients are underrepresented in clinical trials (Perez-Moreno et al., 2014). There is also a literature gap between PROMS and clinical outcomes (heart failure) and what could potentially be impacting on this gap. Psychosocial factors such as health literacy, treatment adherence, self-efficacy and illness and treatment –perceptions may be impacting on clinical outcomes (Jurgens et al., 2007), and will be investigated in this project. \n\nThis study will interview a sample of patients with Heart Failure and their carers to ascertain their views on the impact of HF on the health outcomes of the patients. Additionally they will complete 2 quality of life questionnaires and various other health checks. \n\nThese patients will be monitored at diagnosis, six months and 1 year after recruitment.\n\nResults of these studies will highlight patient and carers views of Heart Failure and the impact it has on their quality of life and other reported outcomes. \n
REC name
North West - Liverpool Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/NW/0437
Date of REC Opinion
26 Jul 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion