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ArticleCureus2023

Reducing Maternal Mortality Rates in Alabama Through Patient Education: A Scoping Review.

Rebecca Telese, Andrew D Vogel, Mohammed T Azam, Patrick G Dickinson, Alyssa Zakala, Juanita T Heersink

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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.

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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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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

6 authors.

Rebecca TeleseResearch, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, USA.
Andrew D VogelResearch, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, USA.
Mohammed T AzamResearch, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, USA.
Patrick G DickinsonResearch, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, USA.
Alyssa ZakalaResearch, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, USA.
Juanita T HeersinkInternal Medicine, Southeast Health Medical Center, Dothan, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maternal mortality continues to rise in the United States and disproportionately affects those in Alabama. Lack of patient education on warning signs is a preventable cause of maternal mortality. This article aims to systematically quantify existing research investigating the effect of patient education on maternal outcomes. The inclusion criteria required an article to be (a) original research, (b) conducted within the United States, (c) in English, and (d) published between January 2012 and September 2022. PubMed® and Embase® databases were searched using key words and filters. Rayyan®, a systematic review research tool, was utilized to assess articles in a blinded two-person review process. A blinded third researcher resolved conflicts. A total of 3,139 articles were compiled; 3,115 articles did not meet inclusion criteria, and 24 articles were retrieved after an abstract review. Ultimately, 11 articles were included after a full-text review. None of these articles were specific to Alabama. However, they did contain evidence for patient education improving maternal mortality. More research is required in Alabama to demonstrate the effect of educating patients on maternal mortality. These articles contain evidence for education as a tool to improve maternal outcomes.

Indexed as

alabamahealth education & awarenessmaternal mortalitypatient educationprevention in primary careunited states of america

Identifiers

PMID37692638
PMCPMC10484635

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