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ReviewInternational journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society2021

Palliative care after stroke: A review.

Eileen Cowey, Markus Schichtel, Joshua D Cheyne, Lorna Tweedie, Richard Lehman, Rita Melifonwu, Gillian E Mead

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Review in International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 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

7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Eileen CoweyNursing & Health Care School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Markus SchichtelInstitute of Public Health and Primary Care, 2152University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Joshua D CheyneCochrane Stroke Group, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (CCBS), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Lorna TweedieFamily member, Gorebridge, UK.
Richard LehmanInstitute of Applied Health Research, Murray Learning Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Rita MelifonwuLife After Stroke Centre, Stroke Action Nigeria, Onitsha, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-5192-3871
Gillian E MeadRoyal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7494-2023
Cochrane · GBEdinburgh Royal Infirmary · GBSocial Action · NGUniversity of Birmingham · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Glasgow · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPalliative care is an integral aspect of stroke unit care. In 2016, the American Stroke Association published a policy statement on palliative care and stroke. Since then there has been an expansion in the literature on palliative care and stroke.

aimOur aim was to narratively review research on palliative care and stroke, published since 2015.

resultsThe literature fell into three broad categories: (a) scope and scale of palliative care needs, (b) organization of palliative care for stroke, and (c) shared decision making. Most literature was observational. There was a lack of evidence about interventions that address specific palliative symptoms or improve shared decision making. Racial disparities exist in access to palliative care after stroke. There was a dearth of literature from low- and middle-income countries.

conclusionWe recommend further research, especially in low- and middle-income countries, including research to explore why racial disparities in access to palliative care exist. Randomized trials are needed to address specific palliative care needs after stroke and to understand how best to facilitate shared decision making.

Indexed as

Palliative CareStrokeDecision MakingHumansend-of-lifepalliative careshared decision makingStrokestroke unit

Identifiers

PMID33949268
PMCPMC8366189
OpenAlexW3159953384

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