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SynthesisMedicine2018

Nurse-led interventions on quality of life for patients with cancer: A meta-analysis.

Xiuju Cheng, Shougang Wei, Huapeng Zhang, Senyao Xue, Wei Wang, Kaikai Zhang

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Synthesis in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The effect of non-pharmacological interventions on cognitive function in cancer: an overview of systematic reviews.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  15. A nurse-led paediatric oncology fast-track clinic proves a successful ambulatory intervention for patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiuju ChengDepartment of Public Health Department of Pediatric Internal Medicine Department of Anesthesiology Department of General Surgery Department of Interventional Therapy, Yidu Central Hospital of Weifang, Qingzhou City, Shandong, China.
Shougang Wei
Huapeng Zhang
Senyao Xue
Wei Wang
Kaikai Zhang
Yidu Central Hospital of Weifang · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo compare the quality of life outcome between nurse-led and non-nurse-led interventions for patients with cancer using a meta-analysis.

methodsA systematic literature review was performed by searching randomized controlled trials about nurse-led interventions in PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases until June 2017. Pooled summary estimates for quality of life outcome was calculated as standardized mean difference (SMD) either on a fixed- or random-effect model via Stata 13.0 software.

resultsSeven literatures involving 1110 patients (554 in the nurse-led group and 556 in the control group) were included. Pooled analysis showed there were no differences in the global quality of life, cognitive, emotional, role, social and physical functions, appetite loss, diarrhea, and dyspnea scales of Quality of Life Questionnaire C30 version 3.0 core (QLQ-C30) questionnaires between the nurse-led and control groups. However, the nurse-led management program significantly decreased the occurrence of constipation (SMD = -0.36, 95% CI = -0.71 to -0.00; P = .001) and insomnia (SMD = -0.33, 95% CI = -0.99 to 0.32; P = .011) and reduced the financial difficulty (SMD = -0.34, 95% CI = -0.65 to -0.03; P = .033) for patients with cancer.

conclusionThe nurse-led disease management strategy seemed to be effective to improve constipation, insomnia, and financial impacts for patients with cancer in quality of life assessment.

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Patient Outcome AssessmentPractice Patterns, Nurses'Quality of LifeDisease ManagementHumansNeoplasms

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PMID30142854
PMCPMC6112931
OpenAlexW2888248600

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