Multi-Site Feasibility Testing of the Ventricular Assist Device Anticipatory Guidance Tool
There are a variety of educational documents available to help in a participant's decision for VAD implant, however there is little information available to potential participants to help understand areas of satisfaction and concern following a VAD implant as various time points. The investigators want to provide better patient care through increased education and awareness beyond surgical outcomes and contribute to patient understanding of what to expect following a VAD implant. The investigators have created an anticipatory guidance (AG) tool based upon previous responses recorded in a local program's database, from the Quality of Life with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (QoLVAD) questionnaire. This questionnaire has five different domains (physical, social, emotional, cognitive thinking and spiritual/well-being). Investigators have previously analyzed responses to determine common areas of satisfaction and concern at 3-, 6-, 12- and 24-months post-VAD implant to better understand quality of life when living with a VAD. Investigators have had both VAD clinicians and VAD patients initially evaluate the tool to determine accuracy and effectiveness of the anticipatory guidance (AG) tool.
⁃ (For patient inclusion):
• scheduled for a VAD implantation
• English-speaking as the VAD AG Tool v5.0 has not yet been translated beyond English age ≥19 years at the time of implant as most states in North America have an age of majority for consent signing.
⁃ (-VAD clinician for the clinician evaluation process)