Heart failure

Task B: EBM Assignment in Semester 1
MARKING
• Use one of the patients encountered in Semester 1.
• Outline one therapeutic clinical question which you identified.
• Provide a PICO
• Provide a clarified clinical question or research question, based on this PICO
• What type of study would answer this research question?
Patient Details: • Date: 19th September 2020
• Guest Speaker(s): M.C.
• Age: 65
• Chronic disease: M.C was diagnosed with heart failure three years ago. This means he gets short of breath and feels tired a lot of time.
Clinical description:
(in 3-4 sentences) During the HCS, MC mentioned that he was referred by his cardiologist for an exercise programme. He felt this helped his confidence and overall well-being. I wondered if exercise programmes can improve quality of life in patients with heart failure.
PICO Population Adults with heart failure
Intervention Specialised exercise programme
Control Usual activity
Outcome Health related quality of life scores
Clarified clinical question/ research question: Does a specialised exercise programme improve health related quality of life for patients with heart failure?
What type of study would best answer this research question? Randomsied controlled trial.