Impact of Socio Economic Limitations on Health Outcomes in Patients With Recent Admission for Heart Failure

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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To assess the impact of the socio-economic level on the effectiveness of a comprehensive multidisciplinary program of transitional care for crhonic heart failure patients (primary objective); to analyze this specifically in the various chronic management profiles of CHF patients and to study the associations between socio-economic level and other psychosocial aspects (secondary objective).

Detailed Description
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The SELENE Study (Impact of SocioEconomic Limitations on health outcomes in patients with complex and advanced chronic cardiovascular conditions in high-standard iNtegrated care Environments) is an observational, cohort, prospective, multicenter study of consecutive patients treated in a comprehensive heart failure (HF) management program, and hospitalized by decompensated HF in our healthcare area; aimed at evaluating the impact of socioeconomic level on the effectiveness of a comprehensive multidisciplinary program of transitional care to patients with HF, both globally and in the various profiles of chronic management of HF. In this study we aim to assess the impact of the socio-economic level on the effectiveness of a comprehensive multidisciplinary program of transitional care for chronic heart failure patients (primary objective); to analyze this specifically in the various chronic management profiles of HF patients and to study the associations between NSE and other psychosocial aspects (secondary objective). All patients will have a detailed assessment by a social worker of a battery of psychosocial and functional variables, including educational level, functional status, cognitive status, family support, or the existence of a primary caregiver and an assessment of purchasing power through the value of monthly income. The events that will be analyzed, both for the primary objective of the study and the secondary objective related to the different follow-up profiles, will be re-admissions at 30 days (primary event), and mortality at 30, 90 and 180 days, as well as hospital admission at 90 days and 6 months (secondary events). Using the median income group as a reference, comparisons will be made between the rates of these events among the different groups. The researchers hypothesize that the socioeconomic level has an impact on clinical events of HF patients so that the effectiveness of comprehensive care programs for HF is attenuated in patients with low socioeconomic level.

Official Title
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Impact of Socio Economic Limitations on hEalth Outcomes in Patients With Complex and Advanced Chronic Cardiovascular Conditions in High-standard iNtegrated Care Environements (SELENE Study)

Conditions
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Heart Failure

Intervention / Treatment
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* Procedure: Usual Care follow-up in a heart failure program.


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Age ≥ 18 years old. Patients discharged from a heart failure hospitalization within 30 days of enrollment into the study or in the process of discharge planning. Heart Failure diagnosis according to European Society of Cardiology (ESC) criteria. Written informed consent must be obtained before any assessment is performed. Patients receiving oral standard medication for chronic heart failure (CHF). All patients will be eligible regardless the level of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Exclusion Criteria: Age<18 years old. Death before hospital discharge. The patient is unable or unwilling to give the informed consent to participate. Unstable patients with signs of fluid overload or low cardiac output.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Heart Failure patients<br>The study does not imply any specific therapeutic intervention, and will not imply any change in the management of the participating patients, who will follow the usual clinical controls and will receive the medical and invasive treatments usually provided to patients with HF in our health area; as well as the different modalities of specific health education for this disease. At the time of hospital discharge, patients will be handled according to the usual protocols of the center established for outpatient follow-up of HF patients. | Procedure: Usual Care follow-up in a heart failure program.<br>* Standard follow-up involves hospital and primary care for HF patients. In this context, physicians and nurses experienced in the care and management of HF direct care. HF care is based on 1) active detection of newly admitted HF patients, 2) planned educational interventions to improve self-care, 3) completion of a comprehensive psychosocial assessment of patients and caregivers, 4) discharge planning and home transition coordination involving the hospital HF team and Primary Care teams, 5) structured and planned evidence-based follow-up shortly after discharge from hospital.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Occurrence of cardiovascular death or non-fatal heart failure events | Occurrence of cardiovascular death or non-fatal heart failure events (time to first event) during a follow-up period of 6 months. Non-fatal heart failure event is defined as a new episode of worsening of symptoms and signs consistent with acute decompensated HF requiring intravenous decongestive therapy (e.g. diuretics) either on an outpatient basis (day-case HF hospital) or in the emergency department (<24 hours) or requiring unplanned hospital admission (>24 hours) or complicating the course of a non-cardiovascular admission. | Six months after inclusion of the patient. | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Readmission (all-cause, HF and cardiovascular) rate and total number. | Comparison of the different socioeconomic levels at the end of follow-up. | Six months after inclusion of the patient. | 
| Days in hospital (all-cause, HF and cardiovascular). | Comparison of the different socioeconomic levels at the end of follow-up. | Six months after inclusion of the patient. | 
| Rate of emergency visits. | Comparison of the different socioeconomic levels at the end of follow-up. | Six months after inclusion of the patient. | 
| Rate of non-fatal HF events. | Comparison of the different socioeconomic levels at the end of follow-up. | Six months after inclusion of the patient. | 
| Mortality for any cause and cardiovascular mortality. | Comparison of the different socioeconomic levels at the end of follow-up. | Six months after inclusion of the patient. | 
| Change of self-care using a validated scale (European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale) | Comparison of the different socioeconomic levels at the end of follow-up. | Six months after inclusion of the patient. | 
| Change of quality of life using a validated questionnaire (EUROQOL - 5D). | Comparison of the different socioeconomic levels at the end of follow-up. | Six months after inclusion of the patient. | 
| Patient satisfaction using a Likert-type scale. | Comparison of the different socioeconomic levels at the end of follow-up. | Six months after inclusion of the patient. | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Socioeconomic Level, Disease Management, Chronic Care Model, Transitional Care