Abstract
BackgroundMental disorders (MD), such as depression, anxiety, and cognitive impairment, are highly prevalent in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Current guidelines on cardiovascular diseases recommend screening and appropriate treatment of MD; however, the degree of implementation of such recommendations in clinical practice is unknown. This study aims to analyze the quality of health care of patients with CHD and MD. Specifically, we aim to analyze (1) the quality of care, (2) trajectories of care, and (3) barriers regarding the detection and treatment of MD. Moreover, we want to identify potentials of changes in health care delivery towards more patient-centered care. The results of this study shall be the first step towards value-based care of people with CHD and comorbid mental disorders.MethodsWe aim to include the following participants: adult patients with CHD (n = 400), their relatives (n = 350) and physicians (n = 80). A particular focus will be on the vulnerable subgroups of patients with CHD and congestive heart failure (left ventricular ejection fraction < 40%) and on the underrepresented group of women with CHD. We will apply a mixed-method approach with a quantitative and a qualitative part.Patient-related outcomes (e.g., health-related quality of life, needs, and preferences regarding health care, reasons for non-detection, and lack of treatment of MD) will be explored in a multi-perspective approach including patients, relatives, and physicians’ perspectives. Furthermore, routine data from four statutory health insurance funds (SHI) will be analyzed regarding the frequency and treatment of MD in CHD patients.DiscussionMenDis-CHD will provide important insights into the trajectories of health care, quality of health care, barriers, patient needs and preferences as well as expectations and satisfaction with health care in patients with CHD and MD. Potential implications of MenDis-CHD are to enable health care providers to redesign care pathways concerning the treatment of mental comorbidity in patients with CHD by proposing value-based changes in health care and by understanding the barriers to and facilitators of change towards patient-centered care.Trials registrationGerman clinical trials register (Deutsches Register Klinischer Studien, DRKS) ieRegistration Number: DRKS00012434, date of registration: May 11th, 2017.
Highlights
Mental disorders (MD), such as depression, anxiety, and cognitive impairment, are highly prevalent in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD)
The study examines [1] the current quality of health care regarding to the detection and treatment of MD in patients with CHD, [2] the experiences of physicians in treating their patients according to guideline, [3] needs and preferences of the patients and [4] possible barriers for the implementation of guideline-based diagnostic and treatment
The findings of the MenDis-CHD will contribute to an overview of the current state of health care in CHD with the aim of improving and modifying care delivery, so that appropriate interventions ensure value-based health care
Summary
Mental disorders (MD), such as depression, anxiety, and cognitive impairment, are highly prevalent in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). This study aims to analyze the quality of health care of patients with CHD and MD. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Europe and the USA [1, 2]. Due to advances in the acute treatment of CHD, short-term mortality has decreased, but morbidity on a population level has increased [1, 2, 4]. Mental disorders (MD) have been found to be highly prevalent among patients with CHD, in women [7]. Depression, anxiety disorders, cognitive impairments [8] and other MDs affect approximately 50% of all CHD patients [7, 9, 10]
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