Patterns of Health Care Delivery Among Adults With Heart Failure in the Last Year of Life: A Retrospective Population‐Based Study
People with HF receive most outpatient care from primary care physicians and palliative care physicians at the EOL. Multiple specialties are involved, highlighting the patients' medical complexity. Findings may help inform ways to measure relational continuity at the EOL for patients with HF.
Authors
- Kieran L. Quinn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1681-5170)
- Michelle Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8127-5492)
- Paul C. Hébert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0440-8586)
- Aleisha Fernandes
- Caroline McGuinty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6776-1053)
- Shuaib Hafid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2853-6881)
- Shirley H. Bush (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-1283)
- James Downar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7479-1560)
- Sarina Roslyn Isenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6059-5366)
- Susanna Mak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2193-602X)
- Harriette G.C. Van Spall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8370-4569)
- Aaron Jones
- Kirsten Wentlandt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1873-7794)
- Aria Wills (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6742-2118)
- Anastasia Gayowsky
- Jehanara Chagani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5937-4002)
- Colleen Webber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9193-5386)
- Erin Gallagher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0539-3830)
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Population Health Research Institute (CA)
- Baim Institute for Clinical Research (US)
- Bruyère (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.124.038189
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88