Figure 6: Framework for synthesising review results Chronic Heart Failure Referral and approach to care NICE 2018. All rights reserved. Subject to Notice of rights. ISBN: 978-1-4731-3093-7 9.3.3.3 Summary of included studies Table 131: Summary of studies included in the review. Abbreviations: Pt = patients with CHF, HCP = health care professionals, NYHA = New York Heart Association Functional Classification Study Design Population Research aim Comments Semi-structured interviews with pt + carers, taped and transcribed verbatim. Data coded and analysed by two researchers. Four themes most relevant to aims presented. N=10 CHF pt recently discharged from hospital and one person each that they lived with and nominated a carer. Age: mean 72 (SD 5) Severity NYHA II-IV (6/10 NYHA III) Explore the impact of heart failure on the lives of older pt and their informal carers. Part of larger study on palliative needs. Setting: UK, Barnsley. Andersson Semi-structured interviews with pt about daily life with CHF, and their experience of information-giving and follow-up. Informed by grounded theory. N= 4 pt who had been treated in a HF clinic, and were now discharged to primary care. Severity: Not stated Investigating whether pt need for information, education and knowledge are met to the same extent in the HF clinic and primary care. Setting: Small town in Sweden. Baudendistal Pt interviews with open section and a second more focused part. Content analysis by two researchers independently, then discussed within the research team. N= 17 pt identified by GPs with CHF with LVEF<35%. Age: mean 72 (SD Severity: Not stated Explore perspectives of pt with CHF on their treatment across multiple care settings and to what extent these perspectives are represented in current quality indicators. Part of QUALIPAT heart project, which aims to find patient-centric quality indicators for care. 