The Psychosocial Impact of Indwelling Pleural Catheters: A Scoping Review

We aimed to identify research on the psychosocial impact of Indwelling Pleural Catheters (IPC); report on the extent, range, and nature of studies; and summarize the findings. A secondary aim was to capture reports on patient support needs and/or self-management of IPC. A systematic literature searc...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-07, Vol.15 (7), p.e41689-e41689
Main Authors: Peel, Adam M, Mishra, Eleanor K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Adaptation
Adjustment
Cancer
Catheters
Decision making
Dyspnea
Medical personnel
Nursing
Palliative Care
Patient satisfaction
Peer review
Pleural effusion
Psychology
Pulmonology
Qualitative research
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Systematic review
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Summary:We aimed to identify research on the psychosocial impact of Indwelling Pleural Catheters (IPC); report on the extent, range, and nature of studies; and summarize the findings. A secondary aim was to capture reports on patient support needs and/or self-management of IPC. A systematic literature search was undertaken, with evidence synthesis planned if sufficient literature was identified. We searched ten databases available through the United Kingdom National Health Service Knowledge and Library Hub: the British Nursing Index (BNI), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochrane, Excerpta Medica Database (Embase), Exerpta Medica Care (Emcare), E-thesis Online Service (EThOS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (Medline), National Grey Literature Collection, Psychological Information Database (PsycInfo), and PubMed. We included studies reporting on the psychosocial impact of indwelling pleural catheters or their effect on quality of life (QoL). The latter was limited to those studies using qualitative research methods from which we could identify psychosocial impacts. The evaluation of psychosocial factors was not the primary objective of any identified study, and we found no studies in which quality of life was assessed using qualitative methods. Two studies met the inclusion criteria but only tangentially. While indwelling pleural catheters may improve the quality of life in patients with pulmonary effusion when assessed quantitatively, there is a dearth of research examining their psychosocial impact.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.41689