ABSTRACT
Integrating palliative care (PC) into heart failure (HF) management is a challenge. Only a small fraction of HF patients (between 5 % and 7 %) currently benefit from PC services. Late referrals, focused primarily on therapeutic optimisation, often overlook patients’ multidimensional needs, leading to undertreatment and diminished quality of life. In this context, the EU-funded RAPHAEL project will use a patient-centred approach to prioritise individual needs, aided by the PAL@HEART app for home monitoring and intervention evaluation. By addressing concerns promptly, RAPHAEL enhances patients’ quality of life, reduces hospitalisations and alleviates strain on healthcare systems. Spanning seven EU Member States, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, RAPHAEL’s interdisciplinary consortium pioneers a scalable model for global implementation.
PARTICIPANTS
- UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM UTRECHT (Coordinator); Netherlands
- UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT, Netherlands;
- STICHTING UNIVERSITEIT VOOR HUMANISTIEK, Netherlands;
- UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI BRESCIA, Italy;
- UNIWERSYTET MEDYCZNY IM PIASTOW SLASKICH WE WROCLAWIU, Poland;
- LINKOPINGS UNIVERSITET, Sweden;
- UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA, Spain;
- FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE RECERCA I INNOVACIO EN CIENCIES DE LA VIDA I DE LA SALUT A LA CATALUNYA CENTRAL, Spain;
- FUNDACIO D'ESTUDIS SUPERIORS EN CIENCIES DE LA SALUT, Spain;
- ALTHAIA XARXA ASSISTENCIAL UNIVERSITARIA DE MANRESA FUNDACIO PRIVADA, Spain;
- UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM AACHEN, Germany;
- VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETAS, Lithuania;
- EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR PALLIATIVE CARE, Belgum;
- FUNDACIO INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI PERA LA RECERCA A L'ATENCIO PRIMARIA DE SALUT JORDI GOL I GURINA, Spain
Total EU contribution: € 6.231.127,50
EU contribution to UniBS: € 541.402,50