Heart Failure Videos

Evidence » Heart Failure Videos

Excerpt from Circulation (2016): Randomized Controlled Trial of an Advance Care Planning Video Decision Support Tool for Patients With Advanced Heart Failure1

Study Design

Multi-site RCT

 

50% Inpatient
50% Clinic or Home

246 Patients

Control Arm

Verbal description of 
Goals of Care

Intervention Arm

Video description of
 Goals of Care

Eligibility Criteria

> 64 Years of Age
Advanced HF Diagnosis

Study Results

Patient Preferences

CPR

35% No

Verbal

68% No

Video

Patient Preferences

Intubation

48% No

Verbal

76% No

Video

Patient Preferences

Goals of Care

Verbal

41%
22%
30%
7%

Video

22%
25%
51%
2%

Life Prolonging Care Limited Medical Care Comfort Care Unsure

The Patient Experience

96%

of patients would recommend the
 video to others.

99%

of patients comfortable watching the video.

Did the patient have a
Goals of Care conversation?

After 1 Month

Verbal

6%
94%

Video

40%
60%

After 3 Months

Verbal

15%
85%

Video

61%
39%

Yes No

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