Background
Aims
Method
P (population) | Patient, relatives |
C (concept) | Nursing consultation |
C (context) | Inpatient setting |
Results
Title authors | Publication date | Study design | 1. Specialized field 2. Nursing phenomenon | Design of nursing consultations | Effects of nursing consultations | Rating (AMSTAR/MMAT) |
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Follow-up services for improving long-term outcomes in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors Schofield-Robinson et al. | Review | 1. Intensive care 2. Anxiety | – Follow-up via telephone – Up to 12 months after ICU stay – Exchange of experiences during the ICU stay | – Enable exchange of experience – Sense of security – Reduction in anxiety and depression | AMSTAR + | |
Interactive telemedicine: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes Flodgren et al. | Review | 1. Mixed field 2. Professional practice | – Telemedicine provided remote monitoring – Real-time video-conferencing, which was used either alone or in combination – Six categories (monitoring of a chronic condition, provision of treatment or rehabilitation, nurses delivering education to patients, specialist consultations for diagnosis and treatment decisions, real-time assessment of clinical status, screening) | – Improvement in blood pressure, independence | AMSTAR + | |
Care delivery and self-management for children with epilepsy Fleeman et al. | Review | 1. Pediatrics 2. Epilepsy | – Seven different self-management programs to educate or counsel children with epilepsy and their parents – Based on education or counseling – Training of health behaviors and activities to promote seizure control and enhance well-being | – Health behavior learned and adapted – Improvement (not in all aspects) | AMSTAR + | |
Breastfeeding education and support for women with twins or higher-order multiples Whitford et al. | Review | 1. Pediatrics 2. Breastfeeding | – Breastfeeding education and support during pregnancy, the postnatal period, or both for women with multiples – Supplementary to standard care – Offered to groups of women or one-to-one, including mother-to-mother support – Offered proactively by contacting women directly, or reactively, by waiting for women to get in touch – Face-to-face or via telephone | – No meaningful improvement | AMSTAR + | |
Education of family members to support weaning to solids and nutrition in later infancy in term-born infants Ojha et al. | Review | 1. Pediatrics 2. Family centralized care | – Nursing education – Combination of educational strategies and environmental support, which facilitates adoption of dietary choices – Individual/group offerings, home visits – Nutritional counseling – Use of written, oral, audiovisual media | – Can reduce risk of malnutrition in term-born infants – Minor effect on growth in infancy | AMSTAR + | |
Information or education intervention for adult ICU patients and their carers Lewis et al. | Review | 1. Intensive care unit 2. Communication/information | – Structured information programs – Information leaflets – Face-to-face briefings – Recorded messages – Online resources | – Improving the understanding of health – Minimal improvement of mental disorders | AMSTAR + | |
Formal education of patients about to undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy Gurusamy et al. | Review | 1. Surgery 2. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | – Oral clarification – Computer-based multimedia program – PowerPoint presentation | – No clear evidence of effects on patient knowledge, satisfaction, and anxiety | AMSTAR + | |
Preoperative education for hip and knee replacement McDonald et al. | Review | 1. Surgery 2. Hip and knee replacement | – Preoperative education – Discussion about preoperative procedures, surgical procedure, postoperative care, stress scenarios related to surgery, complications, pain management, movements to avoid – Conducted multidisciplinary by nurses and physiotherapists – Various forms of training: oral individual communication, group sessions, videos, brochures without oral communication | – Useful additions to conventional advice – Reduces anxiety, pain, function especially for patients with depression, anxiety, unrealistic expectations – Good response from patients to education tailored to their needs | AMSTAR + | |
Telephone-delivered intervention for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV infection Gentry et al. | Review | 1. Infectiology 2. HIV | – Telephone intervention – Telephone consultations from triage nurses to PLHIV | – Improving medication adherence – Reduction in depressive and psychiatric symptoms | AMSTAR + | |
Telephone delivered intervention for preventing HIV infection in HIV-negative persons Van-Velthoven et al. | Review | 1. Infectiology 2. HIV | – Telephone support from advisor and usual support with prophylaxis – Helplines to answer questions – Use of telephone to implement behavioral measures for HIV prophylaxis – Cognitive behavioral group therapy by telephone – Motivational enhancement therapy by telephone for men to increase willingness to use condoms | – More compliance writing a diary – No significant difference in taking the prophylaxis – Effective reduction of HIV transmission – Increased willingness to use condoms | AMSTAR + | |
Telephone intervention for symptom management in adults with cancer Ream et al. | Review | 1. Oncology 2. Depression | – Telephone interventions by nurses (oncological background/research background/psychiatric background) – Via telephone or in combination with personal counseling/digital/online – Educational or psychological approach – Cognitive behavioral therapeutic/motivational/supportive elements | – Reduction in symptoms of depression, anxiety, fatigue, and emotional stress – No clear result whether telephone counseling or the combination of counseling services is most effective | AMSTAR + | |
Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk of low-birth-weight babies East et al. | Review | 1. Pediatrics 2. Low-birth-weight babies | – Emotional support (caring, empathy, reassurance) – Instrumental/concrete support (transportation to clinic appointments, care models, home visits, phone calls) – Information support (advice and counseling on nutrition, relaxation, stress management, avoiding alcohol/drugs) – Models of antenatal care, bed rest, nutritional supplements, smoking cessation, plasma volume expansion, oxygen therapy, medication, physical–mental interventions | – Additional social support for high-risk pregnant women can reduce the number of low-birth-weight babies – Presumed reduction in the postnatal depression rate – Effect was consistent when support was provided by a healthcare professional | AMSTAR + | |
The power of nursing guiding patients through a journey of uncertainty Komatsu and Yagasaki | Review | 1. Oncology 2. Uncertainty | – Providing personalized coordination, realizing patient’s potential – Guide patient through uncertain cancer trajectory | – Patient-centered care is supported and improved by additional advice – Additional advisory services are gratefully accepted | MMAT + | |
The effect of an educational intervention of self-care in patients with venous leg ulcers Zulec et al. | RCT | 1. Angiology 2. Venous leg ulcers | – Educational intervention – Brochure according to educational needs | – Positive effects on patient’s knowledge – Positive effects of the training on knowledge about therapy, warning signs, hand hygiene, skin care, nutrition, and physical activity | MMAT + | |
The effects of a multimedia education on self-efficacy and self-esteem among patients with acute coronary syndrome Ahmadi et al. | RCT | 1. Cardiology 2. Acute coronary syndrome | – Multimedia education – Training program | – Can significantly improve the self-efficacy and self-esteem of patients with ACS | MMAT + | |
Effects of preoperative individualized education on anxiety and pain severity in patients following open-heart surgery Ertürk and Ünlü | RCT | 1. Cardiology 2. Anxiety | – Individualized clarification before surgery | – Potential impact on postoperative pain – Fears and discomfort are reduced | MMAT + | |
Effects of nursing diabetes self-management education on glycemic control and self-care in type 1 diabetes Romero-Castillo et al. | Research protocol | 1. Diabetology 2. Diabetes | – Training courses in addition to standard care from hospital – Structured program of therapeutic education – Sessions will be 1 h a day with clear and concise information to guarantee the attention and concentration of the participants | – Improving knowledge of nutrition and treatment management, blood glucose control, self-control of values, quality of life – Long-term reduction in complications | MMAT + | |
Deep breathing exercise education receiving and performing status of patients undergoing abdominal surgery Ünver et al. | RCT | 1. Surgery 2. Breathing | – Preoperative information on the use of a breathing trainer and the performance of breathing exercises after operation | – Frequency of use of the exercises has improved – Preoperative exercises are trained | MMAT + | |
Evaluation of the family integrated care model of neonatal intensive care: a randomized controlled trial in Canada and Australia O’Brien et al. | RCT | 1. Pediatrics 2. Family centralized care | – Parents are taught how to provide most of the care – By caregivers, experienced parents, and program coordinators (nurse) – Training sessions, ward briefing, access to equipment, required diary entries, encouragement to take on more responsibility, daily attendance at ward rounds – Nursing guidance on feeding, bathing, dressing, skin care – Psychological support in coping with NICU situation – Skills checklist for parents | – Improving the weight gain of newborn babies – Lower mortality and morbidity | MMAT + | |
A nurse-delivered brief health education intervention to improve pneumococcal vaccination rate among older patients with chronic diseases: a cluster randomized controlled trial Chan et al. | RCT | 1. Geriatrics 2. Vaccination | – 3-min brief educational intervention by nurses over the phone before the doctor’s appointments and 3‑min personal intervention during the scheduled doctor’s appointment in addition to standard care with brochures and videos | – Vaccination uptake among older patients with chronic diseases has been effectively increased | MMAT + | |
A case series of an off-the-shelf online health resource with integrated nurse coaching to support self-management in COPD Early et al. | Mixed-methods | 1. Pneumology 2. COPD | – Internet-based health promotion program – Preventive plan in conjunction with care coach | – Significant improvement in the activation and control of anxiety, mood, self-confidence, physical functioning | MMAT + | |
Does an additional structured information program during the intensive care unit reduce anxiety in ICU patients? A multicenter randomized controlled trial Fleischer et al. | RCT | 1. Intensive care unit 2. Anxiety | – Structured verbal information – Predefined ICU-specific aspects – Procedural, sensory info – Coping info – Individual part about fears and questions – In addition to standard care | – No improvement in conventional consulting with similar time intensity | MMAT + | |
A nurse versus a chatbot—the power of an empowerment program on chemotherapy-related side effects and the self-care behaviors of women living with breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial Tawfik et al. | RCT | 1. Oncology 2. Cancer | – Personal training by nurse on the first day of chemo about side effects and self-help measures – General information about self-help measures | – Less frequent, less severe, and less stressful psychological and physical symptoms | MMAT + | |
Effectiveness of text messaging and face to face training on improving knowledge and quality of life of patients undergoing hemodialysis: a randomized clinical trial Asl et al. | RCT | 1. Nephrology 2. Hemodialysis | – 10–15-min sessions per week – Face-to-face training during the hemodialysis time – Training via mobile phone in form of SMSs during a period of 36 days – Content: kidney function, medication adherence, diet, exercise recommended by doctor, prevention of dialysis side effects | – Increased patient knowledge, quality of life | MMAT + | |
Health services. Research on colorectal cancer: a quasi-experimental interventional pilot study on in- an outpatient oncology Reiter et al. | RCT | 1. Oncology 2. Cancer | – Structured, systematic nutritional counseling with regard to discharge management | – Better side effect management, assessment of food intolerances, acceptance – Improved outcome of colorectal cancer patients | MMAT + | |
Evaluation of a “just-in-time” nurse consultation on bone health: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Roblin et al. | RCT | 1. Orthopedy 2. Osteoporosis | – Review of DXA results – Bone health counseling – Follow-up – Referrals to a physician | – Improvement in strengthening and weight-bearing exercises, calcium intake, osteoporosis knowledge, activation – Improved nutritional self-efficacy – Better satisfaction with osteoporosis treatment | MMAT + |