Effects of transitional care interventions on quality of life in people with lung cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

• Published in: Journal of clinical nursing Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 1976 - 1994
• Main Authors: Liu, Yan‐Yan, Zhao, Yong, Yin, Ying‐Ying, Cao, Hui‐Ping, Lu, Han‐Bing, Li, Ya‐Jie, Xie, Jiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2024
• Subjects: anxiety; depression; Lung cancer; lung neoplasms; Mental depression; meta‐analysis; Patients; Quality of life; self‐efficacy; symptom; Systematic review; transitional care; anxiety; self‐efficacy; symptom; lung neoplasms; depression; meta‐analysis; quality of life; systematic review; transitional care

Aim To identify and appraise the quality of evidence of transitional care interventions on quality of life in lung cancer patients. Background Quality of life is a strong predictor of survival. The transition from hospital to home is a high‐risk period for patients' readmission and death, which...