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Meta-Analysis of Effects of Early Palliative Care on Health-Related Outcomes Among Advanced Cancer Patients.
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Nursing Research . Nov/Dec2023, Vol. 72 Issue 6, pE180-E190. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: Early palliative care (PC) has received more attention for improving health-related outcomes for advanced cancer patients in recent years, but the results of previous studies are inconsistent. Objectives: This study aimed to use meta-analysis and trial sequence analysis to evaluate the effect of early PC on health-related outcomes of advanced cancer patients. Methods: All English publications were searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and the Cochrane Library from inception to March 2023, with a restriction that the study type was a randomized controlled trial. Results: The results showed that early PC positively affected quality of life, satisfaction with care, and symptom burden reduction. However, early PC had no significant effect on anxiety or survival. Trial sequence analysis results showed that the effect of early PC on the quality of life was stable. Discussion: This systematic review suggested that early PC could positively affect health-related outcomes for advanced cancer patients. Early PC can be used widely in clinical settings to improve health-related outcomes of advanced cancer. However, because of the trial sequence analysis results, further well-designed, clinical, randomized controlled trials with larger sample sizes are necessary to draw definitive conclusions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *TUMOR treatment
*EVALUATION of medical care
*ONLINE information services
*MEDICAL databases
*META-analysis
*SEQUENCE analysis
*MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
*SYSTEMATIC reviews
*PATIENT satisfaction
*CANCER patients
*QUALITY of life
*RESEARCH funding
*MEDLINE
*ANXIETY
*PALLIATIVE treatment
*EARLY medical intervention
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00296562
- Volume :
- 72
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Nursing Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173620693
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000687