Composite outcome measures in a pragmatic clinical trial of chronic heart failure management: A comparative assessment

Background: A number of composite outcomes have been developed to capture the perspective of the patient, clinician and objective measures of health in assessing heart failure outcomes. To date there has been a limited examination in the composition of these outcomes. Three commonly used scoring sys...

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Main Authors: Chang, Sungwon, Davidson, P., Newton, Phillip, Macdonald, P., Carrington, M., Marwick, T., Horowitz, J., Krum, H., Reid, Christopher, Chan, Y., Scuffham, P., Sibbritt, D., Stewart, S.
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Published: Elsevier Ireland Ltd. 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33197
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author Chang, Sungwon
Davidson, P.
Newton, Phillip
Macdonald, P.
Carrington, M.
Marwick, T.
Horowitz, J.
Krum, H.
Reid, Christopher
Chan, Y.
Scuffham, P.
Sibbritt, D.
Stewart, S.
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Davidson, P.
Newton, Phillip
Macdonald, P.
Carrington, M.
Marwick, T.
Horowitz, J.
Krum, H.
Reid, Christopher
Chan, Y.
Scuffham, P.
Sibbritt, D.
Stewart, S.
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description Background: A number of composite outcomes have been developed to capture the perspective of the patient, clinician and objective measures of health in assessing heart failure outcomes. To date there has been a limited examination in the composition of these outcomes. Three commonly used scoring systems in heart failure trials: Packer's composite, Patient Journey and the African American Heart Failure Trial (A-HeFT) scores were compared in assessing outcomes from the Which heart failure intervention is most cost-effective & consumer friendly in reducing hospital care (WHICH(?)) Trial. Comparability and interpretability of these outcomes and the influence of each component to the final outcome were examined. Despite all three composite outcomes incorporating mortality, hospitalisation and quality of life (QoL), the contribution of each individual component to the final outcomes differed. The component with the most influence in deteriorating condition for the Packer's composite was hospitalisation (67.7%), while in Patient Journey it was QoL (61.5%) and for A-HeFT composite score it was mortality (45.4%). Conclusions: The contribution made by each component varied in subtle, but important ways. This study emphasises the importance of understanding the value system of the composite outcomes to enable meaningful interpretation of results.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-331972017-09-13T15:28:50Z Composite outcome measures in a pragmatic clinical trial of chronic heart failure management: A comparative assessment Chang, Sungwon Davidson, P. Newton, Phillip Macdonald, P. Carrington, M. Marwick, T. Horowitz, J. Krum, H. Reid, Christopher Chan, Y. Scuffham, P. Sibbritt, D. Stewart, S. Outcome assessment Composite outcome Chronic heart failure Background: A number of composite outcomes have been developed to capture the perspective of the patient, clinician and objective measures of health in assessing heart failure outcomes. To date there has been a limited examination in the composition of these outcomes. Three commonly used scoring systems in heart failure trials: Packer's composite, Patient Journey and the African American Heart Failure Trial (A-HeFT) scores were compared in assessing outcomes from the Which heart failure intervention is most cost-effective & consumer friendly in reducing hospital care (WHICH(?)) Trial. Comparability and interpretability of these outcomes and the influence of each component to the final outcome were examined. Despite all three composite outcomes incorporating mortality, hospitalisation and quality of life (QoL), the contribution of each individual component to the final outcomes differed. The component with the most influence in deteriorating condition for the Packer's composite was hospitalisation (67.7%), while in Patient Journey it was QoL (61.5%) and for A-HeFT composite score it was mortality (45.4%). Conclusions: The contribution made by each component varied in subtle, but important ways. This study emphasises the importance of understanding the value system of the composite outcomes to enable meaningful interpretation of results. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33197 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.071 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. restricted
spellingShingle Outcome assessment
Composite outcome
Chronic heart failure
Chang, Sungwon
Davidson, P.
Newton, Phillip
Macdonald, P.
Carrington, M.
Marwick, T.
Horowitz, J.
Krum, H.
Reid, Christopher
Chan, Y.
Scuffham, P.
Sibbritt, D.
Stewart, S.
Composite outcome measures in a pragmatic clinical trial of chronic heart failure management: A comparative assessment
title Composite outcome measures in a pragmatic clinical trial of chronic heart failure management: A comparative assessment
title_full Composite outcome measures in a pragmatic clinical trial of chronic heart failure management: A comparative assessment
title_fullStr Composite outcome measures in a pragmatic clinical trial of chronic heart failure management: A comparative assessment
title_full_unstemmed Composite outcome measures in a pragmatic clinical trial of chronic heart failure management: A comparative assessment
title_short Composite outcome measures in a pragmatic clinical trial of chronic heart failure management: A comparative assessment
title_sort composite outcome measures in a pragmatic clinical trial of chronic heart failure management: a comparative assessment
topic Outcome assessment
Composite outcome
Chronic heart failure
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33197