Post-discharge plight of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness: A systematic review of socioeconomic and health aspects

Objective — the presented study aims to systematize and structure significant information regarding the problems of patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) and their families after discharge from the hospital, and to search for possible solutions. Material and Methods — to identify eligible...

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Main Authors: Yulia Yu. Nekrasova, Mikhail M. Kanarsky, Ilya V. Borisov, Pranil Pradhan, Dmitry S. Yankevich, Stanislav F. Roshka, Marina V. Petrova, Andrey V. Grechko
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Published: Limited liability company «Science and Innovations» (Saratov) 2022-12-01
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author Yulia Yu. Nekrasova
Mikhail M. Kanarsky
Ilya V. Borisov
Pranil Pradhan
Dmitry S. Yankevich
Stanislav F. Roshka
Marina V. Petrova
Andrey V. Grechko
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Mikhail M. Kanarsky
Ilya V. Borisov
Pranil Pradhan
Dmitry S. Yankevich
Stanislav F. Roshka
Marina V. Petrova
Andrey V. Grechko
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description Objective — the presented study aims to systematize and structure significant information regarding the problems of patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) and their families after discharge from the hospital, and to search for possible solutions. Material and Methods — to identify eligible studies, we searched the Medline database (via PubMed) for studies on socioeconomic and medical issues of patients with chronic DOC at the post-hospital stage of rehabilitation for the last 20 years. Results — we included 28 studies with 21 cohorts of patients from 7 different countries in our study. The components of informal caregiver burden and their impact on the quality of life were identified and systematized. These components include high physical load, high economic costs, vast time expenditures, strong emotional involvement, and a top level of expertise in caregiving, all of which are required from the relatives. Conclusion — It was affirmed, that the lack of healthcare system support was a major contributing factor to the overall burden. Our research also showed that delivering care without receiving information, advice, and training is extremely painful for family caregivers.
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spelling doaj-art-8d70532b40e344d1b409d625562d4bd12025-08-20T03:19:17ZengLimited liability company «Science and Innovations» (Saratov)Russian Open Medical Journal2304-34152022-12-01114e041210.15275/rusomj.2022.0412Post-discharge plight of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness: A systematic review of socioeconomic and health aspectsYulia Yu. NekrasovaMikhail M. KanarskyIlya V. BorisovPranil PradhanDmitry S. YankevichStanislav F. RoshkaMarina V. PetrovaAndrey V. GrechkoObjective — the presented study aims to systematize and structure significant information regarding the problems of patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) and their families after discharge from the hospital, and to search for possible solutions. Material and Methods — to identify eligible studies, we searched the Medline database (via PubMed) for studies on socioeconomic and medical issues of patients with chronic DOC at the post-hospital stage of rehabilitation for the last 20 years. Results — we included 28 studies with 21 cohorts of patients from 7 different countries in our study. The components of informal caregiver burden and their impact on the quality of life were identified and systematized. These components include high physical load, high economic costs, vast time expenditures, strong emotional involvement, and a top level of expertise in caregiving, all of which are required from the relatives. Conclusion — It was affirmed, that the lack of healthcare system support was a major contributing factor to the overall burden. Our research also showed that delivering care without receiving information, advice, and training is extremely painful for family caregivers.https://romj.org/node/505disorders of consciousness (doc)vegetative stateminimally conscious statehealthcareambulatory caresocial problemspsychological supportmedical aspectseconomicscaregiver burden.
spellingShingle Yulia Yu. Nekrasova
Mikhail M. Kanarsky
Ilya V. Borisov
Pranil Pradhan
Dmitry S. Yankevich
Stanislav F. Roshka
Marina V. Petrova
Andrey V. Grechko
Post-discharge plight of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness: A systematic review of socioeconomic and health aspects
Russian Open Medical Journal
disorders of consciousness (doc)
vegetative state
minimally conscious state
healthcare
ambulatory care
social problems
psychological support
medical aspects
economics
caregiver burden.
title Post-discharge plight of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness: A systematic review of socioeconomic and health aspects
title_full Post-discharge plight of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness: A systematic review of socioeconomic and health aspects
title_fullStr Post-discharge plight of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness: A systematic review of socioeconomic and health aspects
title_full_unstemmed Post-discharge plight of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness: A systematic review of socioeconomic and health aspects
title_short Post-discharge plight of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness: A systematic review of socioeconomic and health aspects
title_sort post discharge plight of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness a systematic review of socioeconomic and health aspects
topic disorders of consciousness (doc)
vegetative state
minimally conscious state
healthcare
ambulatory care
social problems
psychological support
medical aspects
economics
caregiver burden.
url https://romj.org/node/505
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