Cochrane · systematic review · CD005634
Specialist breast care nurses for support of women with breast cancer
Brown, T, Cruickshank, S, Noblet, M · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library
Breast CancerAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
16
current version
GRADE rated
12
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 25%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 18.8%Low 5 · 31.3%Moderate 4 · 25%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Summary of findings
Population: women with primary breast cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
General health‐related quality of life [assessed using a variety of scales, | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 1328 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Cancer‐specific quality of life [assessed using a variety of scales, | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 897 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Anxiety and depression [assessed using a variety of scales, | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 951 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Service provision‐patient perspective [ | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 320 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Summary of findings
Population: women with primary breast cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
General health‐related quality of life [GHQ‐28, IES, | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 351 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Cancer‐specific quality of life [EORTC QLQ‐C30, EORTC‐BR23, | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 179 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Anxiety and Depression [HADS, STAI, | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 351 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Service provision‐patient perspective | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings
Population: women with primary breast cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
General health‐related quality of life [GHQ‐12, Mastery Scale, | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 931 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Cancer‐specific quality of life [FACT‐G, FACT–B + ES, EORTC QLQ‐C30, | 2009 | 2 studies · 557 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Anxiety and depression [HADS, STAI, | RR 1.8 [0.4, 7.2] | 3 studies · 1094 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Service provision‐ patient perspective [ | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 1331 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Summary of findings
Population: women with advanced breast cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
General health‐related quality of life | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Cancer‐specific quality of life [ | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 105 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Anxiety and depression | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Service provision (patient perspective) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |