An assessment of the UK inpatient care for heart failure patients with diabetes

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing : Journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology
Lihua WuChristi Deaton

Abstract

Diabetes is a common co-morbidity for patients with heart failure. Diabetes as a co-morbidity means that inpatient care should focus on both conditions to maximize the treatment regimen. However, this pressing issue is not widely researched and so it is unclear whether the acute care management needs of these patients are being met. (1) To assess the differences in the number of hospital readmissions between patients with heart failure and patients with heart failure-diabetes; (2) to assess the use of integrated care approach for patients with heart failure-diabetes during the index heart failure-related admission; (3) to explore patient experiences of admissions. A mixed methods design was used: we identified heart failure-related admissions between 1 April 2011 and 31 March 2012 in two hospitals, then reviewed medical records and interviewed 14 patients. Over a 12 month period patients with heart failure-diabetes ( n=172) had more heart failure-related Accident and Emergency attendance episodes (incident rate ratio 1.24, p<0.01) and hospital readmissions (incident rate ratio 1.23, p=0.01) than patients with heart failure ( n=370). We reviewed 72 medical records which met inclusion criteria (adults with heart failure-diabetes,...Continue Reading

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