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ReviewThe patient2017

Self-Care of People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Meta-Synthesis.

Marco Clari, Maria Matarese, Dhurata Ivziku, Maria Grazia De Marinis

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Review in The patient, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marco ClariDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy. marco.clari@med.uniupo.it.
Maria MatareseUnit of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Dhurata IvzikuDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy.
Maria Grazia De MarinisUnit of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Università Campus Bio-Medico · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSelf-care in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can improve health-related quality of life, reduce hospital admissions and decrease dyspnoea.

objectiveThis review aimed to systematically identify, evaluate and synthesise the qualitative literature on the self-care behaviours and strategies used by people with COPD.

methodsThe Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) meta-aggregative method was followed. An electronic search of six relevant databases was conducted. The search was limited to articles published from January 1996 to January 2016. Reference lists of all identified articles were searched to find additional literature. Two independent reviewers analysed the studies against the inclusion criteria, extracted the data and assessed the methodological quality of the 14 identified papers using the JBI qualitative assessment and review critical appraisal instrument. Findings were synthesised using a meta-aggregation process.

resultsFour synthesised findings emerged from the aggregation of 114 findings: self-care is directed towards the prevention, control and management of the physical consequences of COPD; self-care focuses on the management of the psychological effects of COPD; self-care is aimed at reducing the impact of COPD on social life; and self-care is influenced by contact with healthcare services and requires the acquisition of knowledge and skills.

conclusionsThis meta-synthesis provides evidence on the self-care behaviours and strategies that people with COPD perform to prevent, control and manage the physical, psychological and social consequences of the disease. The findings of this meta-synthesis could help healthcare professionals to tailor self-care educational programmes to the experiences, preferences and priorities of people with COPD.

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Quality of LifeHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInterpersonal RelationsPatient AdmissionPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveSelf Care

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PMID28197788
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