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SynthesisBMC health services research2015

The impact of self-monitoring in chronic illness on healthcare utilisation: a systematic review of reviews.

Hayley McBain, Michael Shipley, Stanton Newman

Open access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in BMC health services research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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40citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hayley McBainSchool of Health Sciences, City University London, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB, UK. hayley.mcbain.1@city.ac.uk.
Michael ShipleyCentre for Rheumatology, University College London Hospitals, 235 Euston Road, Fitzrovia, London, NW1 2BU, UK. mike.shipley@uclh.nhs.uk.
Stanton NewmanSchool of Health Sciences, City University London, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB, UK. stanton.newman.1@city.ac.uk.
City, University of London · GBUniversity College Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSelf-management interventions have been found to reduce healthcare utilisation in people with long-term conditions, but further work is needed to identify which components of these interventions are most effective. Self-monitoring is one such component and is associated with significant clinical benefits. The aim of this systematic review of reviews is to assess the impact of self-monitoring interventions on healthcare utilisation across a range of chronic illnesses.

methodsAn overview of published systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Multiple databases were searched (MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, EMBASE, AMED, EBM and HMIC) along with the reference lists of included reviews. A narrative synthesis was performed, accompanied by calculation of the Corrected Cover Area to understand the impact of overlapping primary research papers.

resultsA total of 17 systematic reviews and meta-analyses across three chronic conditions, heart failure, hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, were included. Self-monitoring was associated with significant reductions in hospitalisation and re-admissions to hospital.

conclusionsSelf-monitoring has the potential to reduce the pressure placed on secondary care services, but this may lead to increase in services elsewhere in the system. Further work is needed to determine how these findings affect healthcare costs.

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Chronic DiseaseHospitalizationHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicMonitoring, PhysiologicPatient Acceptance of Health CareReview Literature as TopicSelf Care

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PMID26684011
PMCPMC4683734
OpenAlexW2202395460

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