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Improving Communication in Heart Failure Patient Care.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Although implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) reduce sudden death, these patients die of heart failure (HF) or other diseases. To prevent shocks at the end of life, clinicians should discuss deactivating the defibrillation function. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to determine if a clinician-centered teaching intervention and automatic reminders increased ICD deactivation discussions and increased device deactivation. METHODS:In this 6-center, single-blinded, cluster-randomized, controlled trial, primary outcomes were proportion of patients: 1) having ICD deactivation discussions; and 2) having the shocking function deactivated. Secondary outcomes included goals of care conversations and advance directive completion. RESULTS:A total of 525 subjects were included with advanced HF who had an ICD: 301 intervention and 224 control. At baseline, 52% (n = 272) were not candidates for advanced therapies (i.e., cardiac transplant or mechanical circulatory support). There were no differences in discussions (41 [14%] vs. 26 [12%]) or deactivation (33 [11%] vs. 26 [12%]). In pre-specified subgroup analyses of patients who were not candidates for advanced therapies, the intervention increased deactivation discussions (32 [25%] vs. 16 [11%]; odds ratio: 2.90; p = 0.003). Overall, 99 patients died; there were no differences in conversations or deactivations among decedents. SECONDARY OUTCOMES:Among all participants, there was an increase in goals of care conversations (47% intervention vs. 38% control; odds ratio: 1.53; p = 0.04). There were no differences in completion of advance directives. CONCLUSIONS:The intervention increased conversations about ICD deactivation and goals of care. HF clinicians were able to apply new communication techniques based on patients' severity of illness. (An Intervention to Improve Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Deactivation Conversations [WISDOM]; NCT01459744).

SUBMITTER: Goldstein NE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7000126 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Goldstein Nathan E NE Mather Harriet H McKendrick Karen K Gelfman Laura P LP Hutchinson Mathew D MD Lampert Rachel R Lipman Hannah I HI Matlock Daniel D DD Strand Jacob J JJ Swetz Keith M KM Kalman Jill J Kutner Jean S JS Pinney Sean S Morrison R Sean RS

Journal of the American College of Cardiology 20191001 13

<h4>Background</h4>Although implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) reduce sudden death, these patients die of heart failure (HF) or other diseases. To prevent shocks at the end of life, clinicians should discuss deactivating the defibrillation function.<h4>Objectives</h4>The purpose of this study was to determine if a clinician-centered teaching intervention and automatic reminders increased ICD deactivation discussions and increased device deactivation.<h4>Methods</h4>In this 6-center, ...[more]

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