Improving palliative care for patients with heart failure
Promoting Palliative Care for People with Heart Failure: The P3HF Pilot Study
This study is looking to improve support for people with heart failure by helping them and their doctors have important conversations about care options and goals, so more patients can get the compassionate help they need, especially as they near the end of life.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Yale University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New Haven, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-10951234 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This research focuses on enhancing palliative care for individuals suffering from heart failure, a condition that significantly impacts quality of life and often leads to severe symptoms and hospitalizations. The project aims to facilitate important discussions between patients and healthcare providers regarding treatment options, prognosis, and personal care goals. By utilizing an automated electronic health record system that identifies patients at high risk of mortality, the study seeks to improve the referral rates to specialist palliative care services. The goal is to ensure that more patients receive the supportive care they need, particularly as they approach the end of life.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates for this research are individuals diagnosed with heart failure who may benefit from palliative care services.
Not a fit: Patients with heart failure who are not experiencing significant symptoms or who are not interested in palliative care may not receive benefit from this research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this research could lead to increased access to palliative care for heart failure patients, improving their quality of life and reducing suffering.
How similar studies have performed: Previous research has shown that implementing automated alerts in electronic health records can improve clinician decision-making, although this specific approach to increasing palliative care referrals has not yet been widely tested.
Where this research is happening
New Haven, United States
- Yale University — New Haven, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Feder, Shelli Leore — Yale University
- Study coordinator: Feder, Shelli Leore
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.