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SynthesisNursing open2024

An integrative review of home care recommendations for women after caesarean section.

Mwajuma Bakari Mdoe, Lilian Teddy Mselle, Stephen Mathew Kibusi

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Synthesis in Nursing open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mwajuma Bakari MdoeDepartment of Clinical Nursing, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0002-6572-4822
Lilian Teddy MselleDepartment of Clinical Nursing, School of Nursing, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Stephen Mathew KibusiDepartment of Public Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo describe home-based care and practices recommended for mothers after caesarean section (CS), existing in the literature.

designSystematic review.

methodsThis integrative literature review was conducted by using Google Scholar, PubMed and Hinari databases from its inception to June 2021. The search included research articles, protocols and guidelines that describe home care practice after CS and assessed for their quality. Synthesis of recommendations from the included literature was classified based on the type of study design, and the review was guided by methodology registered in Prospero (ID CRD42021276905).

resultsA total of 681 literatures were found, and 12 met the criteria. Recommended home care components were divided into four major categories; wound care practice (wound cleaning, drying and bandage change); nutrition (high-protein diet, vitamin C, fibre and balanced diet); exercise (pelvic floor muscle, walking and breathing exercise) and hygiene (bathing and wearing clean clothes). There was limited literature addressing the components of perineal care and home environment. Varying recommendations were found regarding wound cleaning and dressing in the studies done in low- and high-income countries.

Indexed as

Cesarean SectionHome Care ServicesFemaleHumansPregnancydischarge informationhome care after caesarean deliverypost‐caesarean deliveryrecommended home caresurgical site infection

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PMID38532272
PMCPMC10965751

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