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SynthesisClinical rehabilitation2025

What is the effect of education on fatigue in adults with neurological conditions? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Alex Delbridge, Owen Howlett, Coralie English, Dawn B Simpson

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Synthesis in Clinical rehabilitation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Alex DelbridgeBendigo Health Care Group, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Owen HowlettOutpatient Rehabilitation Services, Bendigo Health Care Group, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Coralie EnglishSchool of Health Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5910-7927
Dawn B SimpsonSchool of Health Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9386-4830

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ObjectiveTo determine the effect of education programs on fatigue outcomes in people with neurological conditions.Data sourcesMEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PEDRO until May 2025, according to PRISMA guidelines.Review methodsSystematic review with meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials comparing education versus no education/other intervention on the outcome of fatigue for people with neurological conditions. Methodological quality and risk of bias were assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool. Pooled effects were calculated using standard mean difference (SMD).ResultsWe included 19 clinical trials of education for fatigue (

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FatigueNervous System DiseasesPatient Education as TopicAdultHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as Topiceducationfatiguemeta-analysisNeurologicalrandomised control trialssystematic review

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PMID40545627
PMCPMC12290232

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