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Trial reportIndian journal of pediatrics2021

Behavioral Problems, Quality of Life and Caregiver Burden in Children with Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome: Improving Outcomes by Pragmatic Interventions in a Resource-Poor Setting.

Janaki Menon, Nithya Thuruthiyath, Anugraha Kannankulangara, Rohini Kolady

Abstract readPragmatic Clinical Trial
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Trial report in Indian journal of pediatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Janaki MenonDepartment of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India. janakimenon@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3025-8275
Nithya ThuruthiyathDepartment of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
Anugraha KannankulangaraDepartment of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
Rohini KoladyDepartment of Community Medicine, Karuna Medical College, Palakkad, Kerala, India.
Government Medical College · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted on 38 children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. The prevalence and pattern of behavioral abnormalities was studied. Except in the conduct domain, the prevalence of behavioral problems was comparable with controls. Severe complications of disease and adverse drug effects were significantly associated with abnormal behavior. The Quality of life (QOL) of these children and their caregivers was assessed. It appeared to be unaffected by illness. Additional findings were high maternal literacy, no disruption of schooling, regular follow-up and good adherence to treatment. Behavioral problems in childhood nephrotic syndrome can be minimized by regular follow-up and supportive interventions to reduce caregiver burden. Such children and their caregivers can do well in terms of QOL, even in a resource-poor setting, with appropriate psycho-social support.

Indexed as

Nephrotic SyndromeProblem BehaviorCaregiver BurdenCaregiversChildCross-Sectional StudiesHumansQuality of LifeBehavioral problemsCaregiver burdenChildhood nephrotic syndromeImproving outcomesQuality of lifeResource-poor setting

Identifiers

PMID32965653
OpenAlexW3089152070

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