Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Care-Seeking Delay of Patients with Heart Failure in China: A Mixed-Method Study
Authors' conclusion
The duration of care-seeking delay of patients with HF was influenced by the dyspnoea symptom burden, the oedema symptom burden, and depression status, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, level of support from medical system, and the symptom management abilities of the caregivers.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with heart failure (HF) from two general hospitals in China, Dec 2021–Dec 2022; healthcare professionals from two general and two community hospitalspatients with HF, cross-sectional study
- Participants
- 258 patients
- Outcome
- Duration of care-seeking delay and influencing factors
Methodological detailsconvergent mixed method, cross-sectional study with two qualitative studies, convenience sampling, purposive sampling, Followed STROBE and COREQ guidelines
- Convergent mixed method
- Cross-sectional study with two qualitative studies
- Convenience sampling
- Purposive sampling
- Followed STROBE and COREQ guidelines
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Duration of care-seeking delay
Patients with HF
7.5
median · days
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Care-Seeking Delay of Patients with Heart Failure in China: A Mixed-Method Study. ESC Heart Fail. Published 3 April 2024. doi:10.
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