The effect of nurse-led remote telephone triage on symptom management of patients with cancer : A systematic review and meta-analysis

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BACKGROUND: Cancer patients experience many symptoms. Nurse-led remote telephone triage can improve their quality of life by contributing to the management of these symptoms.

AIMS: This study aimed to investigate the effects of nurse-led remote telephone triage on symptom management of patients with cancer.

METHODS: The searches were conducted in 10 databases and gray literature from May 2023 to July 2023 without any year limitations. A fixed-effects model was used in the meta-analysis. Cochran's Q chi-squared test and I2 statistics were used for heterogeneity. The PRISMA checklist was used. Data obtained from the included studies were analyzed using CMA 3 software.

RESULTS: Six relevant studies (1671 patients) were included. Nurse-led remote telephone triage was found to have a positive and moderate effect on parameters such as pain (Hedge's g = 0.21, p < .001), fatigue (Hedge's g = 0.28, p < .001), and depression (Hedge's g = 0.24, p < .001) in patients with cancer. Also, the remote telephone triage had a positive and low effect on outcomes such as anxiety (Hedge's g = 0.17, p = .001), nausea (Hedge's g = 0.17, p = .004), and vomiting (Hedge's g = 0.16, p = .007) but did not affect diarrhea results.

LINKING EVIDENCE TO ACTION: This study showed that nurse-led remote telephone triage considerably improved the symptoms of patients with cancer. This study will increase oncology nurses' awareness that nurse-led remote telephone triage of patients with cancer can improve their symptoms. Remote symptom triage developed using evidence-based guidelines and protocols can significantly contribute to the regular follow-up of patients' symptoms, providing quality care, and establishing appropriate symptom management programs and systems with high levels of evidence.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Worldviews on evidence-based nursing - (2024) vom: 26. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sezgin, Merve Gozde [VerfasserIn]
Bektas, Hicran [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cancer
Journal Article
Meta‐analysis
Mobile phones
Nurse
Nursing
Randomized controlled trials
Remote symptom triage
Review

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Date Revised 26.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1111/wvn.12721

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370197232