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Palliative care in heart failure : A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

K Zhou, Y Mao

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Herz, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05575791 (Evaluation of Preoperative Acceptance of Proactive Palliative Care Intervention), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 3 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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05575791 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of Preoperative Acceptance of Proactive Palliative Care Intervention

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorCharite University, Berlin, GermanyRan2022 to 2023Enrolled100ConditionsCancer, Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Postoperative Complications
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Quality of Life in Palliative Care: A Systematic Meta-Review of Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

K ZhouDepartment Rehabilitation Medicine, Ningbo No. 2 Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China.
Y MaoEmergency Department, Ninghai First Hospital, Ninghai, Zhejiang Province, China. 1278251237@qq.com.
Ningbo No. 2 Hospital · CNNinghai First Hospital Medicare and Health Group · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPalliative care can play an important role in the management of heart failure. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of palliative care in patients with heart failure.

methodsPubMed, Embase, Web of Science, EBSCO, and the Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the impact of palliative care on heart failure were included. Two investigators independently searched the articles, extracted data, and assessed the quality of included studies. The primary outcome was mortality.

resultsSeven RCTs were included in the meta-analysis. Compared with usual care for heart failure, palliative care was associated with a significantly increased quality of life (standardized mean difference = 1.46; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.12 to 2.79; p = 0.03) and reduced depression scores (standardized mean difference = -0.62; 95% CI = -0.99 to -0.25; p = 0.03), but demonstrated no impact on mortality (risk ratio [RR] = 1.28; 95% CI = 0.86 to 1.92; p = 0.22) and rehospitalization (RR = 0.84; 95% CI = 0.66 to 1.07; p = 0.16).

conclusionPalliative care can improve the quality of life and reduce the occurrence of depression in patients with heart failure.

Indexed as

Heart FailurePalliative CareHumansMaleQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicMeta-analysisMortalityMyocardial failurePalliative therapyRandomized controlled trial

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PMID29468259
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