Why the study?
Prior reviews of psychosocial support interventions augmenting curative medical care have reported mixed outcomes regarding patient survival.
Do psychosocial support interventions improve survival in medical patients in inpatient and outpatient settings?
Population
40,280 medical patients across 106 RCTs
Comparison
Psychosocial support interventions vs standard medical care or treatment as usual
Design
Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Authors
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Psychosocial support improves survival in medical patients; confirms benefit across 109 RCTs in inpatient/outpatient settings.
Do psychosocial support interventions improve survival in medical patients in inpatient and outpatient settings?
Psychosocial support interventions, particularly those promoting health behaviors, are associated with a significant improvement in survival among medical patients.
Smith et al. (2021) studied this question.
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