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AuthorMamataz, Taslima
AuthorLee, Douglas S.
AuthorTurk-Adawi, Karam
AuthorHajaj, Ahmad
AuthorCode, Jillianne
AuthorGrace, Sherry L.
Available date2024-03-14T10:41:39Z
Publication Date2024-01-01
Publication NameJournal of Cardiovascular Nursing
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0000000000001029
CitationMamataz, T., Lee, D. S., Turk-Adawi, K., Hajaj, A., Code, J., & Grace, S. L. (2024). Factors Affecting Healthcare Provider Referral to Heart Function Clinics: A Mixed-Methods Study. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 39(1), 18-30.
ISSN0889-4655
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85178649560&origin=inward
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/53086
AbstractBackground Heart failure (HF) care providers are gatekeepers for patients to appropriately access lifesaving HF clinics. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate referring providers' perceptions regarding referral to HF clinics, including the impact of provider specialty and the coronavirus disease pandemic. Methods An exploratory, sequential design was used in this mixed-methods study. For the qualitative stage, semistructured interviews were performed with a purposive sample of HF providers eligible to refer (ie, nurse practitioners, cardiologists, internists, primary care and emergency medicine physicians) in Ontario. Interviews were conducted via Microsoft Teams. Transcripts were analyzed concurrently by 2 researchers independently using NVivo, using a deductive-thematic approach. Then, a cross-sectional survey of similar providers across Canada was undertaken via REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture), using an adapted version of the Provider Attitudes toward Cardiac Rehabilitation and Referral scale. Results Saturation was achieved upon interviewing 7 providers. Four themes arose: knowledge about clinics and their characteristics, providers' clinical expertise, communication and relationship with their patients, and clinic referral process and care continuity. Seventy-three providers completed the survey. The major negative factors affecting referral were skepticism regarding clinic benefit (4.1 ± 0.9/5), a bad patient experience and believing they are better equipped to manage the patient (both 3.9). Cardiologists more strongly endorsed clarity of referral criteria, referral as normative and within-practice referral supports as supporting appropriate referral versus other professionals (Ps <.02), among other differences. One-third (n = 13) reported the pandemic impacted their referral practices (eg, limits to in-person care, patient concerns). Conclusion Although there are some legitimate barriers to appropriate clinic referral, greater provider education and support could facilitate optimal patient access.
SponsorThis research received postdoctoral fellowship funding from Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University Health Network, Canada. This work was supported by Qatar University International Research Collaboration Co-Fund with York University (grant number IRCC-2022-601).
Languageen
PublisherWolters Kluwer Health
Subjectaccess to care
health service
healthcare providers
heart failure
referral
TitleFactors Affecting Healthcare Provider Referral to Heart Function Clinics: A Mixed-Methods Study
TypeArticle
Pagination18-30
Issue Number1
Volume Number39
ESSN1550-5049
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