Heart failure & cardiomyopathiesRandomised controlled trial
A Scoping Review of Heart Failure Transitional Care Quality Indicators and Outcomes for Use in Clinical Care and Research
- Scoping review of randomised controlled trials
- qualitative synthesis
Authors' conclusion
In this scoping review, we developed a list of quality indicators that could guide clinical efforts or serve as research endpoints in transitional care in HF.
Study context
- Population
- Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of adults hospitalised for heart failure (HF) receiving a healthcare service or strategy intervention to improve patient-reported or clinical outcomes; MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, HealthSTAR, reference lists and grey literature, January 1990 to November 202242 RCTs
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
HF transitional care quality indicators
- Set of process, structure, patient-reported and clinical indicators identified for use as transitional care measures in clinical or research settings
Original publication
A Scoping Review of Heart Failure Transitional Care Quality Indicators and Outcomes for Use in Clinical Care and Research. Eur J Heart Fail. Published 30 August 2023. doi:10.1002/ejhf.2955
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it