Abstract 16: Home Care Workers Who Care for Adults With Heart Failure: A Community-Partnered Qualitative Study [Session Title: Poster Session Reception: Young Investigator Award Semi-Finalists]

Conclusions and Implications: Our findings suggest that while HCWs are frequently involved in their clients’ HF management, most have not received formal HF training or resources. Additionally, despite spending so much time caring for their clients, they often feel invisible to healthcare providers. HF-specific training, as well as interventions that aim to integrate HCWs into the healthcare team, may improve HCWs’ HF knowledge and the quality of care delivered to adults with HF.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - April 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sterling, M. R., Silva, A. F., Shaw, A. L., Leung, P. B., Tsui, E. K., Jones, C. D., Robbins, L., Lee, A., Escamilla, Y., Sadler, F., Wiggins, F., Safford, M. M. Tags: Session Title: Poster Session Reception: Young Investigator Award Semi-Finalists Source Type: research