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Inequities in Epilepsy: A Scoping Review
Neurology. Clinical practice
cervical cancer patients commonly experience psychological supportive care needs necessitating diverse interventions enhance psychological wellbeing alleviate physical symptoms systematic review covering englishpublished articles january 1999 april 2023 assessed impact psychological supportive care interventions anxiety depression twentysix studies including 11638 patients analyzed comprising randomized controlled trials quasiexperimental preposttest designs pubmed science direct wiley online library google scholar cochrane library jstor extraction data done two independent authors third independent author checked data extraction preferred reporting items systematic reviews metaanalyses prisma 2020 statement adopted population intervention comparator outcomes pico search strategy applied effective public health practice project ephpp tool used assess quality selected articles various interventions psychological nursing exercise counselling psychocurative approaches peer family education psychotherapy medication identified two studies incorporated homework sessions predominantly administered nursing staff selfrating depression scale sds selfrating anxiety scale sas commonly used instruments statistical analysis revealed significant difference anxiety depression scores treatment control groups p 0005 postintervention across studies subsequent metaanalysis eight homogeneous studies utilizing randomeffects model showed moderatetohigh overall effect size 135 95 ci 075 194 indicating statistically significant positive impact various studies exhibited variability effect sizes ranging low high metaanalysis included 936 participants forest plot visually represents individual study effect sizes combined effect size preliminary evidence supports positive impact psychological supportive care interventions cervical cancer outcomes urging research especially exploring longterm effects employing rigorous study designs