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Trial reportInternal medicine journal2020

Effectiveness of patient-oriented education and medication management intervention in people with decompensated cirrhosis.

Kelly L Hayward, Patricia C Valery, Preya J Patel, Leigh U Horsfall, Penny L Wright, Caroline J Tallis, Katherine A Stuart, Michael David, Katharine M Irvine, W Neil Cottrell and 2 more

Erratum issuedOpen access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Internal medicine journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kelly L HaywardCentre for Liver Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6115-3420
Patricia C ValeryCentre for Liver Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8823-3006
Preya J PatelCentre for Liver Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2433-6794
Leigh U HorsfallCentre for Liver Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2355-827X
Penny L WrightDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4352-2143
Caroline J TallisDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4369-0713
Katherine A StuartDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8104-8919
Michael DavidCentre for Human Drug Research, School of Medicine and Public Health, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Katharine M IrvineCentre for Liver Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6716-1605
W Neil CottrellMacrophage Biology Research Group, Mater Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0149-444X
Jennifer H MartinCentre for Human Drug Research, School of Medicine and Public Health, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8614-0199
Elizabeth E PowellCentre for Liver Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5008-8061
Translational Research Institute · AUPrincess Alexandra Hospital · AUHunter Medical Research Institute · AUThe University of Queensland · AU

Funding

Health Innovation, Investment and Research Office Queensland Advancing Clinical Research FellowshipNational Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Fellowship (no. 1083090)University of Queensland UQ Research Scholarship
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

People with chronic disease often have poor comprehension of their disease and medications, which can negatively affect health outcomes. In a randomised-controlled trial, we found that patients with decompensated cirrhosis who received a pharmacist-led, patient-oriented education and medication management intervention (n = 57) had greater knowledge of cirrhosis and key self-care tasks compared with usual care (n = 59). Intervention patients also experienced improved quality of life. Dedicated resources are needed to support implementation of evidence-based measures at local centres to improve outcomes.

Indexed as

Medication Therapy ManagementQuality of LifeHumansLiver CirrhosisPharmacistsSelf Care

Identifiers

PMID32929822
PMCPMC7540524
OpenAlexW3086507391

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