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SynthesisBMC health services research2019

Is care really shared? A systematic review of collaborative care (shared care) interventions for adult cancer patients with depression.

Joanne Shaw, Suvena Sethi, Lisa Vaccaro, Lisa Beatty, Laura Kirsten, David Kissane, Brian Kelly, Geoff Mitchell, Kerry Sherman, Jane Turner

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Synthesis in BMC health services research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 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

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Joanne ShawThe University of Sydney, Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia. joanne.shaw@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9543-7066
Suvena SethiThe University of Sydney, Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Lisa VaccaroThe University of Sydney, Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Lisa BeattyCollege of Medicine & Public Health, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Laura KirstenNepean Cancer Care Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
David KissaneDepartment of Psychiatry, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
Brian KellySchool of Medicine & Public Health, The University of Newcastle (UoN), Callaghan, NSW, Australia.
Geoff MitchellFaculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Herston, Qld, Australia.
Kerry ShermanCentre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Jane TurnerDiscipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Herston, Qld, Australia.
The University of Sydney · AUThe University of Queensland · AUMacquarie University · AUMonash University · AUNepean Hospital · AUUniversity of Newcastle Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCollaborative care involves active engagement of primary care and hospital physicians in shared care of patients beyond usual discharge summaries. This enhances community-based care and reduces dependence on specialists and hospitals. The model, successfully implemented in chronic care management, may have utility for treatment of depression in cancer. The aim of this systematic review was to identify components, delivery and roles and responsibilities within collaborative interventions for depression in the context of cancer.

methodsMedline, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Embase, Cochrane Library and Central Register for Controlled Trials databases were searched to identify studies of randomised controlled trials comparing a treatment intervention that met the definition of collaborative model of depression care with usual care or other control condition. Studies of adult cancer patients with major depression or a non-bipolar depressive disorder published in English between 2005 and January 2018 were included. Cochrane checklist for risk of bias was completed (Study Prospero registration: CRD42018086515).

resultsOf 8 studies identified, none adhered to the definition of 'collaborative care'. Interventions delivered were multi-disciplinary, with care co-ordinated by nurses (n = 5) or social workers (n = 2) under the direction of psychiatrists (n = 7). Care was primarily delivered in cancer centres (n = 5). Care co-ordinators advised primary care physicians (GPs) of medication changes (n = 3) but few studies (n = 2) actively involved GPs in medication prescribing and management.

conclusionsThis review highlighted joint participation of GPs and specialist care physicians in collaborative care depression management is promoted but not achieved in cancer care. Current models reflect hospital-based multi-disciplinary models of care. PROTOCOL REGISTRATION: The protocol for this systematic review has been registered with PROSPERO. The registration number is CRD42018086515.

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AdultCancer Care FacilitiesControlled Clinical Trials as TopicDelivery of Health CareDepressionFemaleHumansMajor Depressive DisorderMaleMedical Staff, HospitalNeoplasmsPatient Care TeamPatient ParticipationPrimary Health CarePsychiatryRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicCancerCollaborative careDepressionRandomised controlled trialShared careSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID30764822
PMCPMC6376792
OpenAlexW2921213651

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