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37 questions · 39 findings · 5 reviews · Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care

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No studies found 3 · 7.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 21 · 53.8%Low 11 · 28.2%Moderate 4 · 10.3%High 0 · 0%

Exercise plus usual care vs usual care

Lean body mass · cancer cachexia in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
Very low

Exercise plus usual care vs usual care

Adherence to prescribed exercise programmes · cancer cachexia in adults

It is very uncertain whether exercise plus usual care changes adherence to prescribed exercise programmes compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1
1 study · 20 participants
Very low

Exercise plus usual care vs usual care

Occurrence of adverse events · cancer cachexia in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
Very low

Exercise plus usual care vs usual care

Muscle endurance/strength outcomes · cancer cachexia in adults

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Exercise plus usual care vs usual care

Maximal and submaximal exercise capacity Functional capacity · cancer cachexia in adults

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Exercise plus usual care vs usual care

Fatigue · cancer cachexia in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
Very low

Exercise plus usual care vs usual care

Health‐related quality of life · cancer cachexia in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
Very low

Multimodal intervention (exercise plus other interventions) plus usual care vs usual care

Occurrence of adverse events · cancer cachexia in adults

It is very uncertain whether multimodal intervention (exercise plus other interventions) plus… changes occurrence of adverse events compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.18 [0.67, 2.07]
1 study · 44 participants
Very low

Multimodal intervention (exercise plus other interventions) plus usual care vs usual care

Muscle endurance/strength outcomes · cancer cachexia in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 44 participants
Very low

Multimodal intervention (exercise plus other interventions) plus usual care vs usual care

Maximal and submaximal exercise capacity** Submaximal capacity · cancer cachexia in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 44 participants
Very low

Multimodal intervention (exercise plus other interventions) plus usual care vs usual care

Fatigue · cancer cachexia in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 44 participants
Very low

Multimodal intervention (exercise plus other interventions) plus usual care vs usual care

Health‐related quality of life · cancer cachexia in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 60 participants
Very low

Multimodal intervention (exercise plus other interventions) plus usual care vs usual care

Lean body mass · cancer cachexia in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 44 participants
Very low

Multimodal intervention (exercise plus other interventions) plus usual care vs usual care

Adherence to prescribed exercise programmes · cancer cachexia in adults

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Hospital‐based specialist palliative care vs usual care

Patient satisfaction with careiii, SD units(higher scores indicate better patient satisfaction) · adults with advanced illness and their unpaid caregivers/families

1 finding from 1 review

The effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of hospital‐based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 337 participants
Low

Hospital‐based specialist palliative care vs usual care

Unpaid caregiver burdenv · adults with advanced illness and their unpaid caregivers/families

1 finding from 1 review

The effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of hospital‐based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 170 participants
Very low

Hospital‐based specialist palliative care vs usual care

Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) · adults with advanced illness and their unpaid caregivers/families

1 finding from 1 review

The effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of hospital‐based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
10 studies · 1344 participants
Low

Hospital‐based specialist palliative care vs usual care

Patient symptom burden · adults with advanced illness and their unpaid caregivers/families

1 finding from 1 review

The effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of hospital‐based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 761 participants
Very low

Hospital‐based specialist palliative care vs usual care

Achieving patient preferred place of death (measured by number of patients with home death) · adults with advanced illness and their unpaid caregivers/families

Hospital‐based specialist palliative care may leads to higher achieving patient preferred place of death (measured by number of… compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

The effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of hospital‐based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.63
7 studies · 861 participants
Low

Hospital‐based specialist palliative care vs usual care

Painiv, SD units(lower scores indicate less pain) · adults with advanced illness and their unpaid caregivers/families

1 finding from 1 review

The effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of hospital‐based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 525 participants
Very low