Health and Well-Being in Surviving Congenital Heart Disease Patients: An Umbrella Review With Synthesis of Best Evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advances in the management of congenital heart disease (CHD) patients have enabled improvement in long-term survival even for those with serious defects. Research priorities (for patients, families and clinicians) have shifted from a focus on how to improve survival to exploring long-term outcomes in patients with CHD. A comprehensive appraisal of available evidence could inform best practice to maximize health and well-being, and identify research gaps to direct further research toward patient and clinical need. We aimed to critically appraise all available published systematic reviews of health and well-being outcomes in adult patients with CHD.

Methods

We conducted an umbrella review, including any systematic reviews that assessed the association of having vs.

SUBMITTER: Cocomello L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9226339 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature