Heart failure and the need for high quality end of life care

Price, A; Jones, ID

Abstract

This paper provides the reader with an overview of the disease trajectory associated with heart failure, exploring the need for adequate end-of-life care provision in this patient group. Barriers to providing successful end-of-life care are discussed. These include difficulties in handling patient denial, discussions about poor prognosis and dealing with patients’ emotional involvement. Staff education is needed as cardiac staff often lack the communication
skills necessary to handle these issues. Recommendations are made that will aid the removal of these barriers and ultimately improve end of life care provision for this group.

Citation

Price, A., & Jones, I. (2013). Heart failure and the need for high quality end of life care. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 8(7), 332-337. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2013.8.7.332

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 17, 2013
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Jul 8, 2015
• Journal: British Journal of Cardiac Nursing
• Print ISSN: 1749-6403
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-2207
• Publisher: MA Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 332-337
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2013.8.7.332
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2013.8.7.332
• Related Public URLs: http://www.magonlinelibrary.com/toc/bjca/current